Dawn Butler MP: votes, interests and costs
Dawn Butler represents Brent East in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
Dawn Butler sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 29 January 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Young Citizens and Youth Engagement) | Cabinet Office | 30 October 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Whips Office (Commons) | 12 September 2008 | 6 May 2010 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | Government Equalities Office | 31 August 2017 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities) | Government Equalities Office | 14 June 2017 | 31 August 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities) | Government Equalities Office | 6 October 2016 | 1 February 2017 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| Education Committee | 11 May 2020 | 21 September 2020 |
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 11 May 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Children, Schools and Families | 9 November 2007 | 26 January 2009 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4b236d6f9ff8.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Dawn Butler, as the MP registered them: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (4), Miscellaneous (3), Employment and earnings (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). Latest registration 23 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Linda Riley - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-26
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-23
- Name of the donor: Linda Riley
- Status of the donor: Individual
Felicity Milton - £2,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £2,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-26
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-26
- Name of the donor: Felicity Milton
- Status of the donor: Individual
Supreme Creations - £2,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £2,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-06-02
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-06-02
- Name of the donor: Supreme Creations
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Supreme Creations
Jacquie Lawrence - £2,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £2,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-26
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-26
- Name of the donor: Jacquie Lawrence
- Status of the donor: Individual
Speaking engagement - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Type of work or service being provided: Speaking engagement
- Name of the payer: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Brief description of the payer's business: Law Firm
- Payment received on 10 November 2025 - £2,500.00
Executive Committee Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-13
- Name of the donor: British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-10-16
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-11-24
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Residential in London
- Location of the land or property: London
- A description of the property: house
- 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 £266,347 for Dawn Butler in 2024-25 against a budget of £268,550. The figure for 2023-24 was £217,978. IPSA lists office spending of £21,361 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 | £266,346.94 | £217,977.95 | £217,203.62 |
| Office costs: spent | £21,360.53 | £18,439.53 | £19,053.63 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £13.20 | £0.00 | £100.61 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £37,469.75 |
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 East BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time), Administrative Officer (casual), Senior Communications Advisor (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term part 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 425 votes by Dawn Butler in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 40 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 8 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Dawn Butler voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers: No |
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading Aye; Programme Motion Aye |
| 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No; New Clause 7 No; Amendment 32 No; Amendment 51 No |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: No |
| 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 No; Report Stage: New Clause 143 No; Report Stage: New Clause 142 No; Report Stage: New Clause 140 No |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 No |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1: Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No; New Clause 4 No; New Clause 2 No |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No; New Clause 14 No; New Clause 13 No |
| 8 June 2026 to 9 June 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No; New Clause 12 No; Amendment 20 No; New Clause 8 No |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 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, 9 written questions have been tabled by Dawn Butler, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 9 were addressed to Home Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and 1 other departments.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides funding for (a) police protection and (b) transport for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Artificial Intelligence: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 9 December to Question 96093, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals from non-sexually explicit deepfakes, digital impersonation, and the …
Artificial Intelligence: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to safeguard individuals in response to rapid developments in artificial intelligence, including protecting 1) the general public and 2) Members of P …
Hotels: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of devolving powers to Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities to allow them to introduce overnight …
Tuberculosis: Drugs and Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) address shortages in tuberculosis (TB) medications, including drugs for preventive and active TB treatment and (b) ensure that patients are not put at risk due to dis …
Immigration: Syria
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made recent progress on processing applications for (a) asylum and (b) other forms of settlement made by people from Syria.
Faculty: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Faculty will have access to NHS patient DNA data through Government contracts.
Palantir: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Palantir will have (a) exclusive and (b) other access to NHS patients’ DNA data as part of its contracts with the Government.
Asylum: Rwanda
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which companies were contracted by her Department to develop an IT system for the Rwanda scheme; and how much was spent with each company.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c662d5c58bc6. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dawn Butler.
2024 general election
Dawn Butler won Brent East at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 19,370 votes (51.2%), a majority of 13,047 over Jamila Robertson (Conservative). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Brent East 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.