Janet Daby MP: votes, interests and costs
Janet Daby (Labour) is the MP for Lewisham East, in the seat since 14 June 2018.
Offices and committees
Janet Daby sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Committee | 22 June 2026 | Current |
| International Development Committee | 27 October 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 9 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Youth Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Faiths, Women and Equalities) | Government Equalities Office | 10 July 2020 | 7 December 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 10 April 2020 | 10 July 2020 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Health Bill | 11 June 2026 | 16 July 2026 |
| Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] | 5 March 2025 | 20 March 2025 |
| Victims and Prisoners Bill | 14 June 2023 | 11 July 2023 |
| Justice Committee | 29 November 2022 | 5 December 2023 |
| Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill | 8 December 2021 | 15 December 2021 |
| Judicial Review and Courts Bill | 27 October 2021 | 23 November 2021 |
| Justice Committee | 22 February 2021 | 5 January 2022 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 2 March 2020 | 11 May 2020 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 8 May 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Justice Committee | 19 November 2018 | 8 May 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 6f7502779317.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Janet Daby 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 Janet Daby's 2024-25 staffing spend as £242,305 (budget £268,550). The figure for 2023-24 was £242,394. IPSA lists office spending of £25,232 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 | £242,304.64 | £242,393.90 | £220,893.59 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,231.57 | £27,744.07 | £28,583.28 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £19.10 | £139.49 | £51.54 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £603.00 | £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: Lewisham East BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Communications Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (casual), Caseworker (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Janet Daby voted in the House of Commons: 410 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 50 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 21 October 2026 Janet Daby 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, 9 written questions have been tabled by Janet Daby, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 9 were addressed to Department for Education, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and 2 other departments.
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve support for SEND students and families transitioning to secondary and post-16 education.
Small Businesses: Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the auction of occupied Palestinian land in the UK, in the context of guidance on businesses maintaining commer …
Housing: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of cladding remediation costs in buildings under 11 metres in height on leaseholders.
Lebanon: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her department is giving to women-led humanitarian and peace-building groups in Lebanon.
Palestine: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her department is giving to women-led humanitarian and peace-building groups in Palestine.
Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of defendants over the age of 18 who have been remanded by the police are released by the court at the first hearing on (a) sentence, (b) bail and (c) for other reasons.
Young Offenders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of defendants under the age of 18 who have been remanded by the police are released by the court at the first hearing on (a) sentence, (b) bail and (c) for other reasons.
34923
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the legal advice provided to asylum claimants and foreign national offenders during immigration cases.
Babies: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to provide education and training to those who will be delivering the Healthy Babies programme, including on infant feeding.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7b1d02d6b0ee. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Janet Daby.
2024 general election
Janet Daby won Lewisham East at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 23,646 votes (58.2%), a majority of 18,073 over Mike Herron (Green Party). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Lewisham East figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Janet Daby corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Janet Daby:
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.