Seema Malhotra MP
Labour (Co-op)
Feltham and Heston
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Seema Malhotra is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Feltham and Heston, and has been an MP continually since 15 December 2011.
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.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
123
113 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
10 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2026-03-31
Total overseas travel cost
£38,064
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 113
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | Race Equality Engagement Group | Roundtable to discuss race inequalities in education and supporting the transition to work | department-for-education |
| 2026-03-04 | UK-Japan 21st Century Group | Meeting with UK-Japan 21st Century Group to set out the UK's priorities for the UK-Japan partnership. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-02-19 | Eastern Eye Associate Editor, Rithika Siddartha | To reflect on priorities as Minister for the Indo-Pacific. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-02-19 | Aditi Khanna, UK Correspondent at the Press Trust of India | To reflect on priorities as Minister for the Indo-Pacific. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-02-19 | Lucy Fisher, Whitehall Editor, Financial Times | To reflect on priorities as Minister for the Indo-Pacific and explain the UK's approach to the region. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-02-11 | White House Historical Association | Celebrating 250 years of US-UK relations | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-02-11 | Baroness Lawrence and Diana Chrouch | Meeting with Minister McDougall to discuss access to finance for ethnic minority business owners following the Race Equality Engagement Group roundtable in September | department-for-education |
| 2026-02-11 | White House Historical Association | Celebrating 250 years of US-UK relations | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-02-02 | International Seabed Authority | To discuss rules-based ocean governance. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-01-27 | Socio-Economic Duty Expert Advisory Group | Roundtable to discuss approach to delivering the socio-economic duty and shaping the list of authorities in scope with experts in this field | department-for-education |
| 2026-01-14 | Chaiwalla | To discuss the UK Government's support of Chaiiwala's international expansion. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-01-14 | Politico Senior Trade Reporter Graham Lanktree | Meeting to reflect on priorities as Minister for the Indo-Pacific and trail key messages from the planned Asia House speech. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-01-12 | Standard Chartered UK | To discuss FCDO Growth objectives. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-01-12 | Anna Purchas | Brief call to discuss how KPMG has driven action through sponsoring FTSE Women Leaders Review | department-for-education |
| 2026-01-08 | National Oceanography Centre | In preparation for the UK's Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) bill moving towards ratification. | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2026-01-07 | KPMG | Roundtable to highlight the work KPMG is doing on reporting their ethnicity pay gap and to emphasise the governments commitment to bring forward legislation in this space | department-for-education |
| 2026-01-06 | Asia House | To brief the Minister on the work of Asia House and her planned Asia House Outlook 2026 Keynote speech | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-11-27 | Keidanren and Japanese media | Meeting to reinforce UK-Japan economic and security partnership | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-10-28 | Astroscale | Meeting to reinforce UK's position as a reliable market for continued investment and UK-Japan relations | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
| 2025-10-21 | Australian Superannuation Mission | Meeting organisation partnering with Australian Government to drive growth and investment between Australia and UK | foreign-commonwealth-development-office |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-13 → 2026-12-17 |
Tokyo and Osaka, Japan
Scheduled flight
|
Bilateral meetings on exploring tech opportunities, engagement priorities between the UK and Japan and women's leadership. Attended Economic Security Global Forum. | £5,382 |
| 2026-03-22 → 2026-03-26 |
Oyu Tolgoi and Ulan Bataar, Mongolia
Scheduled flight
|
Engagements, bilateral meetings, events | £3,018 |
| 2026-02-21 → 2026-02-26 |
Indonesia; Philippines
Scheduled flight
|
Engagements, bilateral meetings, events | £4,244 |
| 2026-02-16 → 2026-02-17 |
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Scheduled flight
|
Inauguration of new Bangladesh PM | £4,479 |
| 2026-02-03 → 2026-02-05 |
Washington DC, USA
Scheduled flight
|
Critical Minerals conference | £6,976 |
| 2025-11-20 → 2025-11-25 |
Bengaluru, India; Male, Maldives
Scheduled Flight
|
Bilateral meetings on engagement, UK priorities | £5,462 |
| 2025-10-14 → 2025-10-15 |
Rome, Italy
Scheduled Flight
|
Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level meeting on West Africa | £335 |
| 2025-06-09 → 2025-06-11 |
New York; USA
Scheduled flight
|
To attend the Conference of States Parties to Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities on behalf of HMG as Minister for Equalities | £5,158 |
| 2025-03-09 → 2025-03-12 |
New York, USA
Scheduled flight
|
UN Commission for the Status of Women - attending as Minister for Equalities to represent the UK Government | £2,711 |
| 2024-12-11 → 2024-12-13 |
Brussels; Belgium
Eurostar
|
Visit to deliver speech at Policy Exchange forum focussed on Race Equality (hosted and organised by UK Mission to the EU). Meeting with EU MEPs to discuss work on racial equality. Bilateral meeting with Belgian State Secretary Nicole de Moor to discuss migration issues. Internal meeting with Bilateral Embassy staff and UK Mission to the EU staff. Attendance at UK ambassador to the EU's Christmas Reception. | £298 |
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
Feltham and Heston
current
2011-12-15 → 2024-05-30
Feltham and Heston
Party history
2011-12-15 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-06 → 2026-07-22
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2024-10-08 → 2026-07-22
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-06
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Opposition posts
2023-09-05 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Education)
2021-05-14 → 2023-09-05
Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2020-04-10 → 2021-05-14
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Employment)
2015-09-14 → 2016-06-26
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2015-05-08 → 2015-09-14
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2013-10-07 → 2015-03-30
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2012-02-06 → 2013-11-25
Justice Committee
2020-03-02 → 2021-01-16
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
2016-11-15 → 2019-11-06
Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion
2020-03-23 → 2020-04-23
Panel of Chairs
2021-07-01 → 2021-07-08
Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill
2021-10-20 → 2021-11-18
Subsidy Control Bill
2021-12-01 → 2021-12-14
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill
2022-10-19 → 2022-11-29
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
2023-06-07 → 2023-07-11
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
2025-02-12 → 2025-03-18
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
2025-06-04 → 2025-06-04
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
seema.malhotra.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 8957 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
020 7219 8957 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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APPGs (2026) · 8 active officership(s) · 21 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Chrouch Consulting | 11 | 2022-06-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for India (Trade and Investment)
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2025-08-25 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vegetarianism and Veganism
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | The Vegan Society | 5 | 2024-06-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Inclusive Growth
Subject Group
|
Treasurer | — | 6 | 2024-07-08 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Loneliness
Subject Group
|
Officer | British Red Cross | 16 | 2021-06-10 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mortgage Prisoners
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 8 | 2024-05-29 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sleep Apnoea
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 4 | 2025-02-25 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 9 | 2024-08-28 |
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the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
40 / 109
69 missed (63%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£44,298
63% of £69,978 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£59,444
63% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£1,749
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+35.8 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
23 Aye(21.1%)
17 No(15.6%)
69 didn't vote(63.3%)
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
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
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
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
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
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
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
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
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
Didn't vote
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
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
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1 answered(100.0%)
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departments
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood, Organ and Bone Marrow Donation (Education) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-03-06 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.