Al Carns MP: votes, interests and costs
Al Carns represents Birmingham Selly Oak in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
Al Carns sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | 9 February 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces) | Ministry of Defence | 6 September 2025 | 11 June 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans and People) | Ministry of Defence | 9 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 dafdb8b76bb3.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Al Carns, as the MP registered them: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (4), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Visits outside the UK (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). Latest registration 11 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
The Earl of March - Goodwood Innovation Summit - £1,000.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two days attendance at the Goodwood Innovation Summit, including meals and two nights overnight accommodation (value estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £1,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-09-03
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-09-04
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-09-05
- Name of the donor: The Earl of March - Goodwood Innovation Summit
- Status of the donor: Individual
Ashen Capital Ltd - £7,500.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Financial contribution towards activities undertaken in support of my parliamentary and public responsibilities.
- Value of the benefit: £7,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-16
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-16
- Name of the donor: Ashen Capital Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
Colin Campbell - £20,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Financial contribution towards activities undertaken in support of my parliamentary and public responsibilities
- Value of the benefit: £20,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-19
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-19
- Name of the donor: Colin Campbell
- Status of the donor: Individual
Colin Campbell - £20,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Financial contribution towards activities undertaken in support of my parliamentary and public responsibilities
- Value of the benefit: £20,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-19
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-19
- Name of the donor: Colin Campbell
- Status of the donor: Individual
Elizabeth Jennings - £20,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Financial contribution towards activities undertaken in support of my parliamentary and public responsibilities
- Value of the benefit: £20,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-09
- Name of the donor: Elizabeth Jennings
- Status of the donor: Individual
International visit to Nepal between 16 May 2025 and 23 May 2025
- Purpose of the visit: As part of a team of four UK veterans, I undertook a record breaking, speed ascent of Mount Everest in under a week. Their purpose was to unify the military community, raise awareness of the overwhelmingly positive contribution of veterans, and to raise critical funds for veterans’ charities, especially those which support the veterans ‘families whose loved ones have made the ultimate sacrifice.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-05-16
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-05-23
Property in Aberdeen
- Location of the land or property: Aberdeen
- A description of the property: Flat
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £111,085 for Al Carns in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £25,716 in the same year. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £111,085.21 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,716.11 |
| Accommodation: spent | £28,793.39 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,506.36 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £31,549 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Birmingham Selly Oak BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent part time), Constituency Assistant ×3 (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 319 votes by Al Carns in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 27 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 17 June 2026 to 20 October 2026. On 20 October 2026 Al Carns voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Al Carns has tabled 9 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 9 were addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Transport, Department for Work and Pensions.
Waste Disposal: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Birmingham City Council on the ongoing bin workers' dispute; and what steps she is taking to help support the resumption of regular w …
Multiple Occupation and Supported Housing: Community Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that residents of exempt accommodation and HMOs receive sufficient support and local infrastructure to enable them to integrate into their …
Multiple Occupation and Supported Housing: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that HMOs and exempt accommodation are appropriately licensed and comply with local planning regulations in Birmingham.
Multiple Occupation and Supported Housing: Community Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help ensure that HMOs and exempt accommodation are distributed evenly at both the local and national level to help support community cohesion.
Birmingham Cross City Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department is making with West Midlands Railway to restore the number of passenger train services to six trains per hour on the Cross-City line between Kings Norton, Bournville and Selly Oak.
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional steps his Department is taking to reduce child poverty in Birmingham, following the removal of the two-child benefit cap.
GreenSquareAccord: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help resolve the ongoing dispute between Greensquare Accord and the Stirchley Co-operative Development; and if she will set out what measur …
GreenSquareAccord: Birmingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ongoing negotiations between Greensquare Accord and Stirchley Co-operative Development on the future relationship betw …
Homes England: GreenSquareAccord
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many contracts Homes England currently holds with Green Square Accord.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 95b596326846. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Al Carns.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Birmingham Selly Oak returned Al Carns with a majority of 11,537: 17,371 votes, 45.2% of those cast, against 5,834 for Simon Phipps. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Birmingham Selly Oak figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Al Carns corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Al Carns:
- Al Carns corrected a written answer on Uncrewed Systems: Testing
- Louise Sandher-Jones corrected a written answer on Armed Forces: Young People
- Al Carns corrected the Commons record on LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme
- Al Carns corrected a written answer on Armed Forces: Buildings
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.