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Rushanara Ali MP

Labour Bethnal Green and Stepney F
Rushanara Ali is the Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Stepney, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £69,978 / £93,904 annual
272 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £69,978
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04 → present
Bethnal Green and Stepney current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Bethnal Green and Bow

Party history

2010-05-06 → present
Labour current

Government posts

2024-07-09 → 2025-08-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Opposition posts

2023-09-06 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)
2013-10-07 → 2014-09-26
Shadow Minister (Education)
2010-10-08 → 2013-10-07
Shadow Minister (International Development)

Committee memberships

2020-03-02 → 2023-11-20
Treasury Committee
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Treasury Committee
2014-11-24 → 2015-03-30
Treasury Committee
2015-10-26 → 2016-10-17
Energy and Climate Change Committee
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
2017-09-14 → 2019-11-06
Treasury Sub-Committee
2020-06-22 → 2023-09-18
Panel of Chairs
2021-11-09 → 2021-11-17
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
2022-06-20 → 2023-11-20
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
2024-11-27 → 2025-08-07
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
2025-06-09 → 2025-06-11
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
2025-10-27 → present
Work and Pensions Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
rushanara.ali.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7200 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
X (formerly Twitter)

APPGs (2026) · 6 active officership(s) · 5 historic

Group Role(s) Funders Officers in group Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Action on Conflict and Global Britain
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact — 13 2023-11-21
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Air Ambulances
Subject Group
Vice Chair — 4 2027-07-04
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Burma
Country, Area or Region Group
Chair & Registered Contact — 4 2027-03-24
All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Subject Group
Vice Chair — 4 2025-04-13
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Philanthropy and Social Investment
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact — 4 2025-06-11
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Rights of the Rohingya
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact — 4 2025-06-12
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)
107 / 109
2 missed (2%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£1,284
2% of £69,978 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£1,723
2% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£654
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
-25.7 pp Good
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral

Commons votes · 2026

109 divisions 79 Aye(72.5%) 28 No(25.7%) 2 didn't vote(1.8%)
2026-04-22
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143 Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
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 Reason 342B
294–61 Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294–156 Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
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
Didn't vote
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
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
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
Aye
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
Aye
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 12 of 12 tabled 12 answered(100.0%) 2 departments
2026-05-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Armed Forces
Answered
2026-05-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Armed Forces
Answered
2026-05-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Russia: Armed Forces
Answered
2026-04-13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Politics and Government
Answered
2026-04-13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Min Aung Hlaing
Answered
2026-04-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: International Law
Answered
2026-04-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Development Aid
Answered
2026-04-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Human Rights
Answered
2026-04-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Myanmar
Answered
2026-04-10
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Sanctions
Answered
2026-01-30
Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Schemes Bill
Answered
2026-01-30
Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Schemes Bill
Answered
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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)

0 bills 0 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
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