Emily Darlington MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes Central is Emily Darlington (Labour).
Offices and committees
Emily Darlington sits on 3 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill | 21 January 2026 | Current |
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 18 June 2025 | Current |
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 48cfa5b9c5e4.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 5 entries for Emily Darlington: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). The most recent was registered on 26 August 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
London Northwestern Railway - £1,641.03
- 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: Train travel for 4 sets of 10 Summer School students plus 2 accompanying members of staff between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston
- Value of the benefit: £1,641.03
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-08-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-08-04
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-08-29
- Name of the donor: London Northwestern Railway
London Northwestern Railway - £1,641.03
- 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: Train travel for 4 sets of 10 Summer School students plus 2 accompanying members of staff between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston
- Value of the benefit: £1,641.03
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-08-03
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-08-03
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-08-28
- Name of the donor: London Northwestern Railway
Silverstone - £4,300.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: two tickets including hospitality to the Silverstone F1 Grand Prix
- Value of the benefit: £4,300.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-05
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-05
- Name of the donor: Silverstone
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Silverstone
Barbara Daniel - £350.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: two tickets and hospitality, to Cirque de Soleil
- Value of the benefit: £350.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-12
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-12
- Name of the donor: Barbara Daniel
- Status of the donor: Other
- Description of donor status, where this could not be covered by defined options: High Commission
Property in London
- Location of the land or property: London
- A description of the property: Flat
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Co-owned with spouse
- 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 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Emily Darlington's office spent £98,790 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £23,141 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 | £98,789.52 |
| Office costs: spent | £23,140.56 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,005.43 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
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: Milton Keynes Central BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker ×4 (permanent part time), Executive Office Manager (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent part time), Administrative Officer (permanent full time), Office Manager (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Emily Darlington is recorded voting in 542 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 51 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 21 October 2026 Emily Darlington 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
Since 4 July 2024, 10 written questions have been tabled by Emily Darlington, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and 3 other departments.
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the reduction of ODA Research and Development spend is proportionate to the reduction of overall ODA spend.
Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what percentage of Gross National Income the Government spent as Official Development Assistance in the calendar years (a) 2024 and (b) 2025; how much UK Official Development …
Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect the families of British National (Overseas) status holders from judicial harassment in Hong Kong; and what guarantees of safety the Govern …
Yin-sang Kwok
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will issue a formal condemnation of the eight-month prison sentence handed to Kwok Yin-sang, father of BN(O) status holder Anna Kwok; and if she will coordinate a join …
Yin-sang Kwok
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will implement Magnitsky-style sanctions against the Hong Kong officials responsible for the sentencing of 69-year-old Kwok Yin-sang, father of exiled activist Anna Kw …
Health Services: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of hospitals delivering specialist multi-disciplinary teams for patients experiencing homelessness.
Homelessness: Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking with the Department of Health and Social Care to reduce the number of people discharged from NHS care into homelessness.
Patents: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment the Intellectual Property Office has made of the potential behavioural impact of (a) the risk of injunction threats, (b) legal costs and (c) high licensing fees in the l …
Refugees: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on reducing the cost of housing refugees using Official Development Assistance.
Development Aid
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on increasing spending on international development to 0.7% of GDP in the next spending review.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c9f8d6f7eddf. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Emily Darlington.
2024 general election
Emily Darlington won Milton Keynes Central at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 20,209 votes (42.3%), a majority of 7,291 over Johnny Luk (Conservative). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Milton Keynes Central 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.