Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP
Labour
Swindon South
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The Rt Hon Heidi Alexander is the Labour MP for Swindon South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Transport.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£34,217
/ £93,904 annual
133 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£34,217
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
53
52 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
1 overseas trip
· 2024-10-01 → 2025-12-31
Total overseas travel cost
£547
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 52
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | Climate Change Committee | To discuss the decarbonisation of transport. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-11-27 | Keidanren | To discuss transport cooperation and collaboration between the UK and Japan. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-11-20 | Virgin Atlantic | To discuss airport expansion | department-for-transport |
| 2025-11-17 | RMT | To discuss the response to the train attack at Huntingdon and other matters of importance to RMT members including the Railways Bill. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-11-13 | IAG | To discuss airport expansion | department-for-transport |
| 2025-11-04 | British Ports Association | To discuss the ports sector. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-10-29 | Road Safety campaigner | To discuss the Government's road safety strategy. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-10-22 | Waymo | To discuss Waymo's business plans and the AV sector. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-10-20 | Heathrow Airport Limited | To discuss airport expansion | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Financial Times (Jim Pickard, George Parker, Peter Campbell) | Discuss live transport issues at the Labour Party Conference. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Tony Gallagher, Editor & Steve Swinford, Political Editor, The Times | Discuss live transport issues at the Labour Party Conference. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Jason Groves, Political Editor, The Mail | Discuss live transport issues at the Labour Party Conference. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Caroline Waterson, Editor & Lizzie Buchan, Political Editor, The Mirror | Discuss live transport issues at the Labour Party Conference. | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Greater Anglia | To discuss readiness for upcoming transfer into DfTO and public ownership | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Road Safety campaigner | Meeting with prominent road safety campaigners ahead of the publication of the road safety strategy | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Arora Group | To discuss Heathrow expansion | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Road Safety campaigner | Meeting with prominent road safety campaigners ahead of the publication of the road safety strategy | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Road Safety campaigner | Meeting with prominent road safety campaigners ahead of the publication of the road safety strategy | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, West Midlands Combined Authority, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, North East Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, TfL, West of England Combined Authority, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Urban Transport Group, Transport Scotland, Transport for Wales | Opening remarks at the Bus Manufacturing Panel | department-for-transport |
| 2025-07-01 | Easyjet | Introductory meeting with key aviation stakeholder, discussed airspace modernisation amongst other issues of interest | department-for-transport |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
Hamburg, Germany
Flight
|
To meet with German counterpart to sign the UK-Germany Joint Declaration of Intent on international rail travel and be briefed on transport innovation in Hamburg | £547 |
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
Swindon South
current
2010-05-06 → 2018-05-09
Lewisham East
Party history
2010-05-06 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-11-29 → present
Secretary of State for Transport
2024-07-08 → 2024-11-28
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Opposition posts
2015-09-14 → 2016-06-26
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
2013-03-19 → 2015-09-14
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2010-07-12 → 2012-11-26
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
2010-07-26 → 2015-03-30
Regulatory Reform
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
Health and Social Care Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
heidi.alexander.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Instagram
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this MP. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
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Voting record (2026)
53 / 109
56 missed (51%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£17,579
51% of £34,217 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£48,244
51% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£646
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+23.9 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
35 Aye(32.1%)
18 No(16.5%)
56 didn't vote(51.4%)
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
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
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
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
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
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
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
Didn't vote
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
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
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
No
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
Didn't vote
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
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
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
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
No written questions tabled in 2026.
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)
6 bills
5 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railways Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2025-11-05 | |
| Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act 2026 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2025-05-14 | |
| Bus Services Act 2025 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2024-12-17 | |
| High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill | Sponsored | Bill reintroduced | 2022-01-24 | |
| Living Wage (Reporting) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-02-03 | |
| Internet Regulation (Material Inciting Gang Violence) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2011-11-08 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.