Gareth Thomas MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Harrow West is Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op)), MP there since 1 May 1997.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Gareth Thomas; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) | Department for Business and Trade | 9 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for International Development) | Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | 5 October 2008 | 5 June 2009 |
| Minister of State (Department for International Development) | Department for International Development | 5 October 2008 | 6 May 2010 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary(Department for International Development) (Trade Policy) (also Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) | Department for International Development | 2 July 2007 | 5 October 2008 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Trade and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for International Development) | Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | 2 July 2007 | 5 October 2008 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Development) | Department for International Development | 13 June 2003 | 28 June 2007 |
| Shadow Minister (International Trade) | Department for Business and Trade | 10 April 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) | Department for Communities and Local Government | 9 October 2016 | 15 June 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 7 October 2013 | 30 March 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 7 October 2011 | 7 October 2013 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) | Department for International Development | 12 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] | 7 February 2024 | 20 February 2024 |
| Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill | 23 November 2022 | 30 November 2022 |
| Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill | 7 September 2022 | 18 October 2022 |
| Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill | 8 June 2021 | 15 June 2021 |
| International Trade Committee | 2 March 2020 | 8 June 2020 |
| International Trade Committee | 8 May 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 12 November 1997 | 25 November 1999 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Party Chair, Co-operative Party | 1 July 2000 | 8 June 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 89a131e674d6.
Register of interests
Gareth Thomas has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 27 June 2014 and the latest on 27 June 2014. By category: Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Residential in Harrow
- Location of the land or property: Harrow
- 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 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Gareth Thomas's office spent £267,807 on staff, from a staffing budget of £268,550, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £252,652. Office costs came to £25,210 of a £36,550 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 | £267,807.22 | £252,652.39 | £235,754.61 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,209.50 | £26,417.73 | £23,476.30 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £96.57 | £55.75 | £129.20 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £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: Harrow West BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Caseworker ×2 (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Gareth Thomas is recorded voting in 389 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 39 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 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 242 written questions from Gareth Thomas since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Education; Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade ; Treasury; Department for Transport.
Physical Education and Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of levels of school funding on the provision of (a) physical education, (b) extracurricular sporting activities and (c) sporting facilities in sec …
Community Development Finance Institutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of expanding the remit of the Community Finance Taskforce to support Community Development Finance Institutions providing personal lending.
Community Development Finance Institutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he would consider extending the remit of the Community Finance Taskforce to include CDFIs providing affordable personal lending.
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department will publish a biennial environmental impact report of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in 202 …
Financial Services: Disadvantaged
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with banks on participation in the small sum lending pilot set out in the Financial Inclusion Strategy; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of small sum lending on red …
No-interest Loans Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of introducing a national no-interest loans scheme to support households facing financial shocks.
Credit Unions: Local Government
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support collaboration between credit unions and local authorities to improve household financial resilience.
Aviation: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of greenhouse gas emissions per passenger kilometre from private business jets compared with (a) commercial aviation and (b) rail transport; and how emissions from a typi …
RAF Northolt
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) capability is currently available at RAF Northolt; whether SAF is available to business aviation operators using the airfield; how its availability compares with Farnborough …
Farnborough Airport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Farnborough Airport Community Environmental Fund; what data her Department holds on how much funding it has generated in each of the last five …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5045baa4906b. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Gareth Thomas.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 6,642 for Gareth Thomas in Harrow West in July 2024, from 19,833 votes on a turnout of 56.6%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Harrow West figures
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