← Back to all MPs
Official portrait of Daniel Zeichner MP

Daniel Zeichner MP

Labour Cambridge M
Daniel Zeichner is the Labour MP for Cambridge, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £33,960 / £93,904 annual
132 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £33,960
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Ministerial activity

Records on file 91
87 meetings · 0 hospitality · 0 gifts · 4 overseas trips · 2024-07-01 → 2025-09-30
Total overseas travel cost £13,606

Recent meetings · latest 20 of 87

Date Met with Purpose Source
2025-09-03 Wine and Spirit Trade Association Alcoholic drinks department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-09-03 Soil Association Farming department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-09-02 Dame Fiona Reynolds Farming and skills department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-09-02 Nature-Friendly Farming Network Nature-friendly farming issues department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-09-02 Hilary Cottam Uplands farming department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-07-10 Tenant Farmers Assocation Tenant farming department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-07-02 Joint Nature Conservation Committee Nature-friendly farming issues department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-30 National Farmers' Union, British Poultry Council, British Egg Industry Council, National Pig Association, National Sheep Association, National Beef Association, British Retail Consortium, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Game Farmers Association Attended meetings for discussions on farmed animal welfare department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-25 UK Hospitality, Aramark, Bidfood, Greene King, Domino's, McDonald's, Burger King, Ferrero, Sodexo, Nando's, Deliveroo, Yum Brands Hospitality roundtable for discussion on food strategy department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-25 Confederation of British Industry UK-EU Summit discussion department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-25 Animal Equality UK, Humane Slaughter Association, Humane League, RSPCA, Compassion in World Farming, World Animal Protection, Open Cages Attended meeting for discussions on Farmed Animal Welfare department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-24 Flox.AI Attended meetings for discussions on Business challenges department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-24 Bennie Group Rural communities and business challenges department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-23 The Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture Farming policy catch-up department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-18 Countryside Land and Business Association Farming policy catch-up department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-18 Institute of Grocery Distribution, Godfrey, Sainsbury's, Sofina Foods, McCain, Cranswick, Food and Drink Federation, Nesta, Flor Healy, Bidfood, Greencore Attended Food Sector Advisory Board meeting department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-17 National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, Scottish Fishermen's Federation, UK Fisheries, Welsh Fishermen's Association, Northern Ireland Fish Producers Organisation, Orkney Fisheries, Cornish Fish Producers Organisation, North East of Scotland Fishermen's Organisation Fisheries Roundtable discussion department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-17 National Pig Association, National Farmers' Union, 2 Sisters Food Group, British Egg Industry Council, British Free Range Egg Producers Association, British Poultry Council, Pilgrim's, Cranswick, Avara Food, PD Hook Hatcheries Pigs, Eggs, and Poultry Farming Reform Roundtable department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-17 British Poultry Council Attended meeting for discussion on Animal Welfare department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
2025-06-17 National Farmers' Union Farming policy catch-up department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

Recent overseas travel

Dates Destination Purpose Total cost
2025-05-05 2025-05-07 Barcelona; Spain
Scheduled flight, car
Attended the Barcelona Seafood Expo Global £2,087
2025-01-17 2025-01-18 Berlin; Germany
Scheduled flight
Attended Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) conference £814
2024-09-26 2024-09-28 Syracuse; Italy
Scheduled flight
Attendance at G7 Agriculture meeting £1,184
2024-09-10 2024-09-15 Cuiaba; Brazil
Scheduled flight
Attendance at G20 Agriculture meeting £9,521
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage: HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Cambridge current
2015-05-072024-05-30
Cambridge

Party history

2015-05-07present
Labour current

Government posts

2024-07-082025-09-06
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Opposition posts

2020-04-102024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2015-09-182017-06-29
Shadow Minister (Transport)

Committee memberships

2025-10-27present
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
2015-07-132015-10-26
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
2017-09-112019-11-06
Transport Committee
2018-03-122019-11-06
Petitions Committee
2021-10-272021-11-03
Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales)
2021-11-032021-11-18
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
2021-12-012021-12-08
Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill
2022-02-092022-02-10
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
2022-06-222022-07-07
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
2024-04-172024-04-24
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
2025-05-132025-05-14
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
2025-05-21present
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
daniel@danielzeichner.co.uk
020 7219 4379 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
X (formerly Twitter)

APPGs (2026) · 12 active officership(s) · 17 historic

Group Role(s) Funders Officers in group Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Data and Emerging Technologies
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Policy Connect 4 2027-06-10
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diagnostics
Subject Group
Vice Chair Royal College of Pathologists · Royal College of Radiologists 4 2025-06-08
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Electoral Reform
Subject Group
Vice Chair Make Votes Matter · The Electoral Reform Society 14 2024-06-11
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Innovation Corridor
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact 5 2021-11-06
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UK Innovation Corridor
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact 6 2022-11-06
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bullying
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Anti-Bullying Alliance 4 2022-07-25
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Data Analytics
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Policy Connect 4 2025-06-04
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Value in the Food Supply Chain
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact 6 2024-11-17
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Medical Research
Subject Group
Vice Chair Association of Medical Research Charities 6 2024-07-04
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture
Subject Group
Vice Chair Front Foot Communications Ltd 4 2027-03-11
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taxis
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Licensed Taxi Drivers Association 8 2023-05-15
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Licensed Taxi Drivers Association 5 2024-05-15
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)
91 / 109
18 missed (17%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£5,608
17% of £33,960 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£15,507
17% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£373
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
-11.0 pp Good
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral

Commons votes · 2026

109 divisions 70 Aye(64.2%) 21 No(19.3%) 18 didn't vote(16.5%)
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253143 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
260161 Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272149 Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
3807 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287150 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284149 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291144 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288147 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287149 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297147 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298152 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293155 Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292158 Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
29461 Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294156 Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248139 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259136 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254144 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256150 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277150 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
27195 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269162 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276155 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269103 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278158 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
24721 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277158 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
27873 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
28170 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
35690 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301157 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300101 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291174 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299169 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307176 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290163 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292162 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300149 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286163 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295162 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291158 Pass
2026-03-24
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
98306 Fail
2026-03-24
No
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
108297 Fail
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278164 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281167 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280164 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279167 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280161 Pass
2026-03-18
No
Opposition day motion: student loans
88266 Fail
2026-03-18
No
Opposition day motion: fuel duty
103259 Fail
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
27799 Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368107 Pass
2026-03-11
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
292161 Pass
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
175292 Fail
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
172283 Fail
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
174292 Fail
2026-03-10
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
304203 Pass
2026-03-10
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203311 Fail
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304177 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315163 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315109 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316171 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307173 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321106 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306182 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309181 Pass
2026-03-02
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment
105410 Fail
2026-02-24
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
69279 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
36184 Pass
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73256 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77280 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156273 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161272 Fail
2026-02-11
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
27990 Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
277143 Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362107 Pass
2026-02-04
Didn't vote
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392116 Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458104 Pass
2026-01-28
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
91287 Fail
2026-01-28
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
103284 Fail
2026-01-28
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
294108 Pass
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
88310 Fail
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
61311 Fail
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
91378 Fail
2026-01-21
Aye
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373106 Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316194 Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195317 Fail
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191326 Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347184 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347185 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344182 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
319127 Pass
2026-01-14
Didn't vote
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301110 Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
172334 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9
181335 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
344173 Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
187351 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24
184331 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
348167 Pass
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
188341 Fail
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
185344 Fail
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part
344181 Pass
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part
324180 Pass
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
167350 Fail
2026-01-07
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Rural communities
105332 Fail
2026-01-07
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Jury trials
182290 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 10 answered(83.3%) 8 departments
2026-04-28
Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration: Standards
Pending
2026-04-28
Home Office
Visas: Overseas Students
Pending
2026-03-18
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fossil Fuels
Answered
2026-01-16
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Clean Energy: East of England
Answered
2026-01-16
Treasury
Public Expenditure: East of England
Answered
2026-01-15
Department for Transport
Economic Growth: East of England
Answered
2026-01-15
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Economic Growth: East of England
Answered
2026-01-15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Economic Growth: East of England
Answered
2026-01-15
Department for Business and Trade
Economic Growth: East of England
Answered
2026-01-12
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Immigration: English Language
Answered
2026-01-12
Home Office
Immigration: English Language
Answered
2026-01-12
Home Office
Immigration: English Language
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)

2 bills 2 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Dockless Bicycles (Regulation) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2019-07-24
Licensing of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2017-07-19
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
Loading… this can take up to a minute.