Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson

Constituency: Houghton and Sunderland South

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson is the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government posts of Secretary of State for Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities.

Voting attendance record for Bridget Phillipson

LAST 10 DIVISIONS

Opposition Day Motion: Defence

Foreign Affairs & Defence

24 Mar 2026

✗ No

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5

Taxation Employment & Workers Rights Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3

Taxation Pensions Parliamentary Procedure

23 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

Employment & Workers Rights Justice & Law

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Education & Skills Taxation

18 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✗ No

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

Economy & Finance Parliamentary Procedure

11 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

10 Mar 2026

✓ Aye

Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

Justice & Law Parliamentary Procedure

10 Mar 2026

✗ No

VOTES BY CATEGORY

Employment & Workers Rights 33
Parliamentary Procedure 29
Taxation 14
Trade & Industry 13
Education & Skills 12
Welfare & Benefits 11
Housing & Planning 11
Justice & Law 10
Economy & Finance 10
Local Government 9
Child Welfare & Safeguarding 8
Foreign Affairs & Defence 7
Devolution 6
Policing & Crime 4
NHS & Health 4
Sport 4
Other / Procedural 3
Digital & AI 2
Media & Culture 2
Immigration & Asylum 2
Pensions 2
Transport 2
Science & Technology 2
Freedom of Information & Transparency 2
Energy & Utilities 1
Drug & Alcohol Policy 1
Environment & Climate 1
Electoral Reform 1

LEAST POPULAR DIVISIONS VOTED IN

Low-participation divisions where Bridget Phillipson voted

Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D

Parliamentary Procedure Freedom of Information & Transparency

22 May 2025

✓ Aye

246 MPs voted

Opposition Day: Immigration

Immigration & Asylum

21 May 2025

✗ No

265 MPs voted

Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025

Trade & Industry

30 Jun 2025

✓ Aye

296 MPs voted

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Third Reading

Trade & Industry Science & Technology

04 Jun 2025

✓ Aye

305 MPs voted

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 15

Housing & Planning Transport

09 Jun 2025

✗ No

322 MPs voted

MOST POPULAR DIVISIONS NOT VOTED IN

High-participation divisions where Bridget Phillipson did not vote

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25

13 Jan 2026 536 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

16 Dec 2025 531 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7

12 Jan 2026 527 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3

12 Jan 2026 527 MPs voted

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part

12 Jan 2026 525 MPs voted