Alex Ballinger MP: votes, interests and costs
Alex Ballinger (Labour) is the MP for Halesowen, elected on 4 July 2024.
Offices and committees
Alex Ballinger sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | 9 February 2026 | Current |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 16 December 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Bill | 22 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 |
| Human Rights (Joint Committee) | 13 November 2024 | 6 January 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e448c0169aad.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 6 entries for Alex Ballinger: Miscellaneous (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1), Visits outside the UK (1). The most recent was registered on 10 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Google UK Ltd - £645.63
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Travel, overnight stay and hospitality at Ditchley Park as part of the AI Parliamentary Scheme by Social Market Foundation, in partnership with Google
- Value of the benefit: £645.63
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-09-02
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-09-02
- Name of the donor: Google UK Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Google UK Ltd
The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £3,900.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: The services of a Senior Policy Advisor for 1 day per week from Tuesday 1st September to Tuesday 24th November (agreed on 17 August 2026)
- Value of the benefit: £3,900.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-08-17
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-08-17
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-11-24
- Name of the donor: The Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on regional diplomacy and dialogue. Included meetings with Qatari ministers, ministers from other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts. This visit is relevant to my role as a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-08
Member, Halesowen Abbey Trust Board. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member, Rowley Regis Town Board. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee of The Birmingham Settlement. This is an unpaid role.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Alex Ballinger's 2024-25 staffing spend as £157,127 (budget £185,538). IPSA lists office spending of £27,944 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 | £157,127.41 |
| Office costs: spent | £27,944.36 |
| Accommodation: spent | £18,537.60 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,423.77 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £3,060.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (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).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Halesowen BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (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 473 votes by Alex Ballinger in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 54 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 1 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Alex Ballinger voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
The Written Questions API lists 159 written questions from Alex Ballinger since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Work and Pensions.
International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on establishing and implementing the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace since its launch.
International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will provide an update on the implementation of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, including the steps the Government is taking to support Israeli an …
Cryptocurrencies: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the Reform Party holding discussions with the Gambling Commission on Crypto Gambling.
Gambling: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Investigate Europe's report entitled Payment firms handled millions for companies linked to unlicensed gambling network, published on 9 July 2026, whether the payments associati …
Gambling: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Gambling Commission is taking to prevent UK licensed gambling software companies providing games to illegal gambling sites.
Gambling: Cryptocurrencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish a list of organisations that have lobbied the Gambling Commission or her Department on the subject of crypto gambling.
Employment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking in response to the findings of the report entitled Young people and work: interim report, published on 28 May 2026.
Gambling: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prevent gambling operators from using content marketing to reach children and young people.
Gambling: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with social media and streaming platforms about preventing gambling promotions from reaching under-18s.
Artificial Intelligence: Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to prevent AI tools from directing UK consumers to black market gambling websites.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e409073ae33d. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Alex Ballinger.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 4,364 for Alex Ballinger in Halesowen in July 2024, from 15,023 votes on a turnout of 56.3%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Halesowen figures
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.