Gen Kitchen MP: votes, interests and costs
Gen Kitchen represents Wellingborough and Rushden in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 15 February 2024. Current post: Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons), held since 12 May 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Gen Kitchen.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | HM Household | 12 May 2026 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Committee of Selection | 9 September 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Whips Office (Commons) | 16 September 2025 | 12 May 2026 |
| Assistant Whip | Whips Office (Commons) | 10 July 2024 | 16 September 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and Infrastructure Bill | 24 April 2025 | 22 May 2025 |
| Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
| Renters’ Rights Bill | 16 October 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| Education Committee | 30 April 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 db77e472f83f.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Gen Kitchen 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)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £192,517 for Gen Kitchen in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £0. IPSA lists office spending of £37,043 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £192,516.59 | £0.00 |
| Office costs: spent | £37,042.63 | £0.00 |
| Accommodation: spent | £11,310.03 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,185.71 | £0.00 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £39,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Wellingborough and Rushden CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker (casual), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Casework Team Leader/Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Gen Kitchen is recorded voting in 578 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 67 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 Gen Kitchen 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
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Gen Kitchen since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 5,486 for Gen Kitchen in Wellingborough and Rushden in July 2024, from 17,734 votes on a turnout of 56.7%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Wellingborough and Rushden 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.