Dr Rupa Huq MP: votes, interests and costs
Dr Rupa Huq (Labour) is the MP for Ealing Central and Acton, in the seat since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
Dr Rupa Huq sits on 3 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | 18 December 2024 | Current |
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
| Panel of Chairs | 30 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Crime and Prevention) | Home Office | 21 October 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 15 May 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill | 3 May 2023 | 23 May 2023 |
| Public Order Bill | 25 May 2022 | 21 June 2022 |
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | 7 March 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation | 7 March 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Panel of Chairs | 22 June 2020 | 27 September 2022 |
| Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union | 2 March 2020 | 16 January 2021 |
| Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Justice Committee | 26 October 2015 | 31 October 2016 |
| Regulatory Reform | 12 October 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 77b47d2e2420.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 4 entries for Dr Rupa Huq: Visits outside the UK (2), Employment and earnings (1), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). The most recent was registered on 9 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Taiwan between 16 September 2026 and 23 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To participate in a visit to Taiwan organised through the Taiwan APPG to meet with stakeholders in order to develop understanding of Taiwan’s political, economic and diplomatic situation and strengthen UK–Taiwan relations.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-16
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-23
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Taiwan APPG
Article written for The Telegraph - Telegraph Media Group
- Type of work or service being provided: Article written for The Telegraph
- Name of the payer: Telegraph Media Group
- Payment received on 01 September 2026 - £420.00
LTA Operations Ltd - £600.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to the Wimbledon Championships
- Value of the benefit: £600.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-09
- Name of the donor: LTA Operations Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: LTA Operations Ltd
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 09 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 with a focus on constructive engagement and strengthening international cooperation to deliver actionable policies and impactful recommendations on a global scale alongside international counterparts.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-09
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Dr Rupa Huq's 2024-25 staffing spend as £199,370 (budget £268,550). The figure for 2023-24 was £166,436. IPSA lists office spending of £35,198 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 | £199,369.97 | £166,435.65 | £181,944.68 |
| Office costs: spent | £35,197.92 | £29,251.07 | £21,558.38 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £176.90 | £244.31 | £344.50 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £912.15 | £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: Ealing Central and Acton BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Researcher ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (fixed term full time), Constituency Support Officer (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 459 votes by Dr Rupa Huq in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 45 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 15 October 2026. On 15 October 2026 Dr Rupa Huq voted No on "Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Dr Rupa Huq has tabled 108 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Home Office, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and 1 other departments.
Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether processes are in place to manually decouple British citizens' biometric profiles from persons of interest once a false-positive match can be established at e-gates.
Israel: Detainees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the use of the Unlawful Combatants Law to detain Palestinian doctors.
Data Centres: Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with other departments regarding the adequacy of water supplies to AI data centres.
Iraq: Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the activities of the Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq on regional security.
British Nationals Abroad: Death
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what legal basis her Department defers to a foreign police force's classification of the death of a British national abroad over the determination of an officially appoint …
Pakistan: Civil Society and Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what outcomes have resulted from the UK High Commission in Islamabad’s engagement with civil society and human rights defenders.
Syria: Minority Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2026 to PQ 108008, what the outcome was of her Department’s engagement concerning religious minority political representation in Syria; a …
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of student loan debt on parents returning to education.
Retail Price Index: Inflation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential consequences for her policies of the Office for National Statistics' assessment of RPI as a measure of inflation.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Cryptocurrencies
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of reports of the use of cryptocurrency exchanges by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Co …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9ec543c3d5f5. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Dr Rupa Huq.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Ealing Central and Acton returned Dr Rupa Huq with a majority of 13,995: 22,340 votes, 46.8% of those cast, against 8,345 for James Windsor-Clive. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Ealing Central and Acton 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.