Barry Gardiner MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Brent West is Barry Gardiner (Labour), MP there since 1 May 1997.
Offices and committees
Barry Gardiner sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Envoy for Forestry | No Department | 28 June 2007 | 15 September 2008 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Delivery and Efficiency) | Department of Trade and Industry | 10 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) | Northern Ireland Office | 2 April 2004 | 10 May 2005 |
| Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Climate Change) | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 14 July 2016 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade | Department for Business and Trade | 14 July 2016 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | Department of Energy and Climate Change | 27 June 2016 | 14 July 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) | Department of Energy and Climate Change | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 7 October 2013 | 18 September 2015 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill | 15 May 2024 | 22 May 2024 |
| Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 22 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 |
| Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill | 10 January 2024 | 30 January 2024 |
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 12 June 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research | 18 January 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 21 September 2020 | 8 February 2022 |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 8 June 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 8 June 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 20 December 2010 | 4 November 2013 |
| Energy and Climate Change Committee | 2 November 2010 | 4 November 2013 |
| Crossrail Bill | 14 November 2007 | 18 November 2007 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 23d1b5bbc4e7.
Register of interests
Barry Gardiner has 12 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 3 February 2016 and the latest on . By category: Miscellaneous (4), Visits outside the UK (3), Employment and earnings (3), Family members employed (1), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Caroline Smith employed
- Job title or role: Executive Officer
- Pattern of working hours: Part time
- Name of the person employed: Caroline Smith
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
Environmental Justice Foundation - £668.69
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Trip to Lyme Bay Fisheries and Conservation Reserve travel and accommodation provided exact costs
- Value of the benefit: £668.69
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-15
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-15
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-07-16
- Name of the donor: Environmental Justice Foundation
- Status of the donor: Other
International visit to Seychelles between 27 May 2026 and 31 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Participate in a Climate Parliament Conference on the renewable energy transition in the Seychelles.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-27
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-31
International visit to Indonesia between 24 March 2026 and 10 April 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Study of Orangutans orphaned
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-03-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-04-10
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG International Conservation
speaking and media appearances - MATV Channel
- Type of work or service being provided: speaking and media appearances
- Date the agreement started: 2025-11-20
- Name of the payer: MATV Channel
- Brief description of the payer's business: Television Station
- Payment received on 20 November 2025 - £3,000.00
International visit to United States between 25 October 2025 and 05 November 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Climate change conferences in Washington and Rio De Janeiro in preparation for COP 30
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-25
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-11-05
Speaking Events on web seminars - Asian Democracy Limited
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking Events on web seminars
- Date the agreement started: 2025-06-03
- Name of the payer: Asian Democracy Limited
- Brief description of the payer's business: Service activities
- Payment received on 29 September 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 26 August 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 24 July 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 29 June 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 21 May 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 27 April 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 23 March 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 25 February 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 22 January 2026 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 24 December 2025 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 27 November 2025 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 29 October 2025 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 29 September 2025 - £1,000.00
Media appearances - GB News
- Type of work or service being provided: Media appearances
- Date the agreement started: 2025-03-14
- Name of the payer: GB News
- Brief description of the payer's business: Television news channel
- Payment received on 16 September 2026 - £1,300.00
- Payment received on 14 August 2026 - £1,150.00
- Payment received on 14 July 2026 - £1,050.00
- Payment received on 12 June 2026 - £1,200.00
- Payment received on 18 May 2026 - £400.00
- Payment received on 18 April 2026 - £950.00
- Payment received on 16 March 2026 - £645.00
- Payment received on 13 February 2026 - £1,350.00
- Payment received on 16 January 2026 - £650.00
- Payment received on 15 December 2025 - £1,000.00
- Payment received on 14 November 2025 - £1,250.00
- Payment received on 30 September 2025 - £950.00
A Member and Director of Together 2030, a company limited by guarantee. The company is a not for profit company and the position is entirely unpaid.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2021-11-18
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
A Member and Director of Stop Fire and Rehire Ltd, a company limited by guarantee set up to manage financial support for my Private Members Bill campaign. The company is a not for profit company and the position is entirely unpaid.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2021-07-06
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee of Climate Parliament, which aims to educate and inform legislators about climate change and policy options for promoting renewable energy. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2019-02-04
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Unremunerated director of GLOBE International AISBL, an international non-profit network devoted to legislative leadership on sustainable development and climate change.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2016-01-07
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 24 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Barry Gardiner's office spent £261,099 on staff, from a staffing budget of £268,550, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £224,687. IPSA lists office spending of £7,750 in the same year. 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 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £261,099.33 | £224,686.50 | £218,503.15 |
| Office costs: spent | £7,750.32 | £15,553.06 | £16,613.64 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £142.62 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £36,550, staffing £268,550, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Brent West BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Intern ×2 (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Barry Gardiner is recorded voting in 358 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 35 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 11 September 2026 Barry Gardiner voted No on "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second 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
Since 4 July 2024, 167 written questions have been tabled by Barry Gardiner, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Defence.
Non-native Species
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has assessed the potential merits of introducing a regular, scheduled review of the Great Britain list of Species of Special Concern.
Non-native Species
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the next update to the Great Britain list of Species of Special Concern will be published.
Non-native Species
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Great Britain list of Species of Special Concern has not been updated recently.
Biodiversity: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to update the Great Britain list of Species of Special Concern on efforts to meet Target 6 of the Glob …
Sewage: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the site-specific (a) rainfall, (b) flow and (c) network conditions used to check the compliance of sewage spills from (i) Foxton Water Recycling Centre, (ii) Mogde …
Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to UIN 25951, whether additional local monitoring data gathered by cities and towns in England includes monitoring data collected by local au …
Air Pollution: Warnings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sign ups there have been to the new air quality alert service since the 30 July 2026.
Air Pollution: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which reporting zones are expected to show a deterioration in air quality in 2025; and for which pollutants.
Armed Forces: Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what warnings were issued to military personnel on endurance or other training exercises about air pollution in the UK between May and August 2026 inclusive.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to answer Question 26883.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 96280bb274ca. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Barry Gardiner.
2024 general election
Barry Gardiner won Brent West at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 17,258 votes (41.7%), a majority of 3,793 over Sushil Rapatwar (Conservative). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Brent West 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.