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Dame Nia Griffith MP

Labour Llanelli F
Dame Nia Griffith is the Labour MP for Llanelli, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £70,492 / £93,904 annual
274 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £600
2 registered interests published in 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources £600
Total (salary + chair + declared) £71,092
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Ministerial activity

Records on file 25
24 meetings · 0 hospitality · 0 gifts · 1 overseas trip · 2025-01-01 → 2025-09-30
Total overseas travel cost £572

Recent meetings · latest 20 of 24

Date Met with Purpose Source
2025-07-10 Global Interfaith Commission+ To discuss how the UK government is addressing discrimination, and promoting tolerance department-for-education
2025-07-10 Queer Beyond Belief To discuss the organisation’s lived and perceived implications of the For Women Scotland judgment on the trans community department-for-education
2025-07-10 Ban Coversion Therapy Coaltion To discuss the Conversion Practices Bill department-for-education
2025-07-01 Equality Network To discuss the Government's approach to the Conversion Practices Bill department-for-education
2025-06-25 Rainbow Migration To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-06-17 Stonewall To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-06-03 LGBT Foundation To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-20 Michael O'Flaherty, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner To discuss the current picture of LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-20 Marja Ruotanen, Director General of Democracy and Human Rights, Council of Europe To discuss the current picture of LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-20 ILGA Europe To discuss the ILGA Index and map ranking for 2025 department-for-education
2025-05-20 Transgender Europe To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-16 AKT Tour of their London Offices and to learn more about their work supporting LGBT Homeless Youth department-for-education
2025-05-15 Trans in the City To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-14 LGBT Consortium To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-13 Gendered Intelligence To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-13 Stonewall, LGBT Foundation, LGBT Consortium, Translucent, Transactual, Rainbow Migration, Terrence Higgins Trust, Galop, Kaleidoscope Trust, OutBritain, Dr Michael Brady, Proud Trust, TUC To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-12 Transactual To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-05-06 Translucent To discuss LGBT+ rights in the UK department-for-education
2025-04-23 LGBT+ Mummies To discuss the organisation's Fertility Justice Campaign department-for-education
2025-03-17 LGB Alliance Cymru To discuss single-sex services and the ban on conversion therapy department-for-education

Recent overseas travel

Dates Destination Purpose Total cost
2025-05-19 → 2025-05-21 Valletta; Malta
Scheduled flight, Train, and Car
To attend the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Forum £572
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage: HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04 → present
Llanelli current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Llanelli
2005-05-05 → 2010-05-06
Llanelli

Party history

2005-05-05 → present
Labour current

Government posts

2024-10-08 → 2025-09-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

Opposition posts

2023-09-04 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2021-12-04 → 2023-09-04
Shadow Minister (International Trade)
2020-04-06 → 2021-11-29
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
2016-10-06 → 2020-04-06
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
2015-09-14 → 2016-06-27
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
2011-10-07 → 2015-09-14
Shadow Minister (Wales)
2010-10-08 → 2011-10-07
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)

Committee memberships

2015-07-15 → 2015-11-09
European Scrutiny Committee
2010-07-26 → 2015-03-30
European Scrutiny Committee
2005-06-28 → 2007-11-06
European Scrutiny Committee
2011-11-28 → 2015-03-30
Welsh Affairs Committee
2010-07-12 → 2010-11-22
Welsh Affairs Committee
2005-07-17 → 2010-05-06
Welsh Affairs Committee
2006-07-17 → 2007-11-06
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
2007-03-18 → 2007-08-03
Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee)
2008-05-09 → 2008-07-22
Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee)
2022-01-18 → 2024-05-30
Welsh Grand Committee
2022-09-07 → 2022-10-18
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
2024-11-13 → 2025-01-16
Employment Rights Bill
2025-11-03 → present
Women and Equalities Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
nia.griffith.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 4903 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
01554 756374 · 43 Pottery Street, Llanelli, SA15 1SU
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APPGs (2026) · 6 active officership(s) · 8 historic

Group Role(s) Funders Officers in group Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations
Subject Group
Officer — 4 2027-03-04
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future of UK Freight and Logistics
Subject Group
Vice Chair — 13 2023-09-24
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Steel and Metals-Related Industries
Subject Group
Officer — 4 2027-01-11
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment
Subject Group
Vice Chair — 15 2024-01-21
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Union
Subject Group
Officer — 4 2025-06-04
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pension Clawback
Subject Group
Vice Chair — 5 2024-04-15
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the /appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
63 / 109
46 missed (42%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£29,749
42% of £70,492 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£39,629
42% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£1,119
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+14.7 pp Bad
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral

Commons votes · 2026

109 divisions 38 Aye(34.9%) 25 No(22.9%) 46 didn't vote(42.2%)
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143 Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161 Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149 Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
294–61 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294–156 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158 Pass
2026-03-24
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
98–306 Fail
2026-03-24
No
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
108–297 Fail
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161 Pass
2026-03-18
No
Opposition day motion: student loans
88–266 Fail
2026-03-18
No
Opposition day motion: fuel duty
103–259 Fail
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99 Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107 Pass
2026-03-11
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
292–161 Pass
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
175–292 Fail
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
172–283 Fail
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
174–292 Fail
2026-03-10
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
304–203 Pass
2026-03-10
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311 Fail
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181 Pass
2026-03-02
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment
105–410 Fail
2026-02-24
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
69–279 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84 Pass
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272 Fail
2026-02-11
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90 Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
277–143 Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107 Pass
2026-02-04
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116 Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104 Pass
2026-01-28
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
91–287 Fail
2026-01-28
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
103–284 Fail
2026-01-28
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
294–108 Pass
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
88–310 Fail
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
61–311 Fail
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
91–378 Fail
2026-01-21
Aye
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106 Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194 Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317 Fail
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326 Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182 Pass
2026-01-20
Didn't vote
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
319–127 Pass
2026-01-14
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110 Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
172–334 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9
181–335 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
344–173 Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
187–351 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24
184–331 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
348–167 Pass
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
188–341 Fail
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
185–344 Fail
2026-01-12
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part
344–181 Pass
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part
324–180 Pass
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
167–350 Fail
2026-01-07
No
Opposition Day: Rural communities
105–332 Fail
2026-01-07
No
Opposition Day: Jury trials
182–290 Fail
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote" covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

Showing 9 of 9 tabled 6 answered(66.7%) 3 departments
2026-09-14
Department for Work and Pensions
Named day
2026-09-14
Department for Work and Pensions
Named day
2026-09-10
Department for Transport
Answered
2026-09-10
Department for Transport
Answered
2026-09-10
Department for Transport
Answered
2026-09-10
Department for Transport
Answered
2026-09-10
Department for Transport
Named day
2026-01-28
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Wind Power: Contracts
Answered
2026-01-20
Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set by Parliament's own system when the asking MP has a register entry it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full question and the department's answer.

Bills sponsored & supported · 2026

0 bills 0 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are MPs who backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading date.

Historic bills (all-time)

1 bills 1 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Public Contracts (UK Tax Requirements) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2008-07-08
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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