Fabian Hamilton MP: votes, interests and costs
Fabian Hamilton (Labour) is the MP for Leeds North East, in the seat since 1 May 1997.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Fabian Hamilton; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 2 September 2020 | 5 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 10 October 2016 | 10 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 10 October 2016 | 2 September 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 7 January 2016 | 4 July 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories | 5 December 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 28 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Transport Committee | 20 November 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact | 14 July 2015 | 1 October 2015 |
| International Development Committee | 8 July 2015 | 8 February 2016 |
| Panel of Chairs | 25 June 2015 | 11 January 2016 |
| International Development Committee | 4 February 2013 | 30 March 2015 |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 30 November 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
| Political and Constitutional Reform Committee | 8 November 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 10 March 2008 | 6 May 2010 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 16 July 2001 | 6 May 2010 |
| Administration Committee | 28 July 1997 | 11 May 2001 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e38e2006ab5c.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Fabian Hamilton when read on 27 October 2026.
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 Fabian Hamilton's 2024-25 staffing spend as £238,906 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £215,590. Office costs came to £23,897 of a £33,020 budget. 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 | £238,906.05 | £215,590.43 | £189,336.18 |
| Office costs: spent | £23,897.14 | £25,307.50 | £22,179.36 |
| Accommodation: spent | £10,362.97 | £2,450.52 | £1,287.27 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,219.70 | £7,518.01 | £6,742.22 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £548.71 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £10,790 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities) until 23 January 2025, and for renting a property in the London area from 24 January 2025).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Leeds North East BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Fabian Hamilton voted in the House of Commons: 313 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 11 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was an Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third 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
The Written Questions API lists 208 written questions from Fabian Hamilton since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Home Office; Department for Education; and others.
Energy: Civil Society
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Nuclear Regulated Asset Base levy on registered charities and non-profit community organisations; and what steps he is taking to sup …
Energy: Charities
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with Ofgem on the potential impact of the RIIO-3 Transmission Network Use of System charges on the charitable sector; and if he will consider the potential meri …
Jerusalem: Religious Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of Jordan's custodianship of the Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem on maintaining the status quo a …
Hate Crime: Islam
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to protect mosques and other Islamic institutions from hate crime and violent attacks.
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending entitlement to free school milk on a child’s fifth birthday rather than at the end of the reception year on children, and if she will consider exte …
Death Certificates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of weekend and out-of-hours provision for death certification by GPs, Medical Examiner services and registrar services; and what steps he is taking to en …
Syria: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support inclusive and representative governance in Syria, and how Freedom of Religion or Belief is being embedded within the UK’s human …
PE and Sport Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Primary PE and Sport Premium on (a) schools' ability to deliver high-quality physical education, (b) participation in competitive school sp …
Adoption
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made towards issuing a formal public apology to those affected by historic forced adoption practices in England.
Transgender People: Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to update the Equality Act to enshrine the rights of the trans community in law.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 cc984d0d3040. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Fabian Hamilton.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 16,083 for Fabian Hamilton in Leeds North East in July 2024, from 23,260 votes on a turnout of 64.4%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Leeds North 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.