Dame Diana Johnson MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham is Dame Diana Johnson (Labour), MP there since 5 May 2005. Current post: Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care), held since 21 July 2026.
Offices and committees
Dame Diana Johnson holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) | Department of Health and Social Care | 21 July 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 6 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 |
| Minister of State (Home Office) | Home Office | 8 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools) | Department for Children, Schools and Families | 9 June 2009 | 13 May 2010 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Whips Office (Commons) | 2 July 2007 | 10 June 2009 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) | Home Office | 8 October 2010 | 18 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Health) | Department of Health | 12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Crime and Policing Bill | 20 March 2025 | 13 May 2025 |
| Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill | 24 April 2024 | 1 May 2024 |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government | 22 June 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill | 8 February 2023 | 22 February 2023 |
| Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill | 1 February 2023 | 8 February 2023 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 25 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 15 December 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 15 December 2021 | 30 May 2024 |
| Dormant Assets Bill [HL] | 15 December 2021 | 11 January 2022 |
| Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament | 13 July 2020 | 9 February 2022 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 400368cb8656.
Register of interests
Dame Diana Johnson has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 25 March 2019 and the latest on . By category: Miscellaneous (2), Family members employed (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Kevin Morton employed
- Job title or role: Office Manager
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Kevin Morton
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Partner
Member of Orchard Park Pride in Place Board in Hull North. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-10-19
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
A Commissioner on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). This is a non-salaried position.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2019-03-11
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-01-31
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Dame Diana Johnson's office spent £197,567 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £212,979. IPSA lists office spending of £23,805 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 | £197,566.92 | £212,978.85 | £200,374.50 |
| Office costs: spent | £23,805.32 | £23,824.70 | £21,769.04 |
| Accommodation: spent | £12,648.25 | £12,480.90 | £12,515.67 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £10,224.70 | £10,602.23 | £10,443.81 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £1,885.56 | £757.43 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £39,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Senior Researcher (permanent part time), Research Officer (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Policy Assistant (fixed term full time), Intern (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 442 votes by Dame Diana Johnson in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 46 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 22 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Dame Diana Johnson voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 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 no written question tabled by Dame Diana Johnson since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 10,679 for Dame Diana Johnson in Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham in July 2024, from 18,480 votes on a turnout of 50.8%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Dame Diana Johnson corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Dame Diana Johnson:
- Dame Diana Johnson corrected a written answer on Employment: Graduates
- Dame Diana Johnson corrected a written answer on Knives: Crime
- Dame Diana Johnson corrected a written answer on Home Office: Media
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.