Kate Dearden MP
Labour (Co-op)
Halifax
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Kate Dearden is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Halifax, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).
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
1 registered interest 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
67
67 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2025-07-01 → 2025-12-31
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 67
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | British Beauty Council, The Hairdressing Council, National Hair and Beauty Federation, Re:New Beauty, Headmasters Salon Group, L'Oréal UK and Ireland, British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology, UK Spa Association | To discuss the personal care sector and business rates, apprenticeships and skills, rising costs, regulation and employment challenges | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-16 | United Kingdom Accreditation Service | To provide speaking remarks on how accreditation services will continue to evolve in the future at UKAS's Reception | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-16 | Gingerbread, Women’s Budget Group, Pregnant Then Screwed, Maternity Action, Working Families, Fawcett Society, Mumsnet, The DadShift Campaign, Trades Union Congress, Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Fatherhood Institute, Fawcett Society | To discuss the Parental leave and pay review including statutory paternity leave and NICs relief | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-15 | Red Lion (Eynsham), Oxfordshire Yeoman (Freeland) | To discuss the hospitality sector and support for village pubs | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-15 | Recruitment and Employment Confederation, KellyOCG, Staffline, Staffing 360 Solutions, InterQuest Group, Impellam, Harvey Nash, ManpowerGroup, Pertemps, Randstad, Acacium Group, STR Group, The Best Connection, Michael Page, Morson, Drivers Direct, Brook Street, Reed Global, Meridian Business Support, Page, Impellam, The Job People, RSS Global, Gattaca PLC, Cummins Mellor Recruitment, CK Group, BD Consult, Adecco, Peregrine Resourcing, Hays, Gi Group, Redline Group, Tiger Recruitment, Search, Smart Solutions, Thewlis Graham, Plum Executive, Ngage Recruitment, Outsource UK | To discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill, especially low hours, reference period for guaranteed hours, the Fair Work Agency, umbrella companies, statutory sick pay and unfair dismissal | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-15 | Hospitality Sector Council Co-Chair | To discuss the strategy and outline the future direction of the Hospitality Sector Council. | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-11 | United Kingdom Accreditation Service | To discuss the UK’s accreditation function, initiatives driving economic growth and UKAS’ response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-11 | British Standards Institution | To discuss how standards can support growth, non regulatory business growth, the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal and digitisation of standards | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-08 | Sky Scanner, Spotify, Epic Games, News Media Association, Qualcomm, Form Ventures, Mozilla, Xigxag, Trainline, Revolut, Hutch, NatWest, Checkatrade, Netflix, The Coalition for App Fairness, Which? | To discuss the Digital Markets, Consumers and Competition Act and the digital markets regime | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-12-02 | Retail Sector Council, Retail Sector Council Co-Chair, Boots, Dave McCarthy, British Independent Retailers Association, Association of Convenience Stores, British Retail Consortium, Primark, Secret Sales, The Very Group, Sainsbury’s, USDAW | To discuss retail, the Budget, the cost of living, business rates and retail envoy recruitment | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-26 | Hawksmoor and Frontier Pubs, Lucky Saint, Caravan, Flight Club, Turtle Bay, Greene King, Revolution, Nando's, Dishoom, Fuller, Smith and Turner, Burger King, Restaurant Group Plc, Mowgli Street Food, Circus, IHG Hotels & Resorts, McDonald's UK & Ireland, Punch Pubs | To discuss reflections from industry on the Budget | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-25 | Retail Sector Council, Retail Sector Council Co-Chair, Secret Sales, USDAW, Dave McCarthy, British Independent Retailers Association, British Retail Consortium, Primark, Association of Convenience Stores, Keelham Farm Shop, Boots, IKEA, Retail Crime Forum, Assistant Chief Constable for Merseyside, City of London Police, National Business Crime Centre), Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Coop, JD Sports Fashion Plc, Primark, Aldi, Spar, JLP, TJX Europe, Royal Mail, Next, AS Watson, Morrisons, Lidl, Nationwide, M&S, BP, Ikea, Federation of Wholesale Distributors, Federation of Small Businesses, National Association of Crime Partnerships, Retail Motor Industry Federation, Petrol Retailers Association, National Federation of Independent Retailers, Institute of Customer Services, National Business Crime Solution, Mitie, Safer Business Network, University of London, Welsh Government, Opal, Police and Crime Commissioner, Association of Convenience Stores | To discuss tackling retail crime and cybercrime | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-25 | Retail Sector Council Co-Chair | Pre-Meet ahead of the meeting of the Retail Sector Council | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-25 | Young Women's Trust | To discuss the implementation of the Employment Rights Bill and the Fair Work Agency | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-25 | GMB, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, UNISON, Trades Union Congress, Unite, Communication Workers Union, Federation of Small Businesses, Confederation of British Industry, British Chambers of Commerce, Small Business Britain, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Prospect | To discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-24 | GMB, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers, UNISON, Trades Union Congress, Unite, Communication Workers Union, Federation of Small Businesses, Confederation of British Industry, British Chambers of Commerce, Small Business Britain, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Prospect | To discuss implementation of the Employment Rights Bill | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-20 | Dispute Resolution System Taskforce, Confederation of British Industry, British Chamber of Commerce, The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Employment Lawyers Association, Trades Union Congress, UNISON, Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers,Citizens Advice, Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Services | To discuss the role of the Dispute Resolution System Taskforce and reforming the dispute resolution system to work both for workers and employers | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-20 | Currys | To discuss the Employment Rights Bill, guaranteed hours, zero hours contracts and incentivising businesses to hire | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-20 | All-Party Parliamentary Group on Grief Support and the Impact of Death on Society, AtaLoss, Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide | To discuss the Employment Rights Bill and bereavement leave | department-for-business-and-trade |
| 2025-11-19 | Carer's UK, HSBC and others | To provide speaking remarks on paid carer’s leave and the Employment Rights Bill at Carer's UK's Carers Right Day Reception | department-for-business-and-trade |
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
Halifax
current
Party history
2024-07-04 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-07 → present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
2024-07-18 → 2025-09-07
Assistant Whip
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-12-04 → 2024-12-12
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
2025-02-26 → 2025-03-11
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
2025-06-24 → present
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
2025-07-10 → 2025-07-17
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
kate.dearden.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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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)
92 / 109
17 missed (16%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£5,297
16% of £33,960 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£14,646
16% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£369
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
-11.9 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
64 Aye(58.7%)
28 No(25.7%)
17 didn't vote(15.6%)
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
2026-03-10
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
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
2026-01-21
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
2026-01-14
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.