Kate Dearden MP: votes, interests and costs
Kate Dearden (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Halifax, elected on 4 July 2024. Current post: Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade), held since 21 July 2026.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Kate Dearden.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) | Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | 21 July 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) | Department for Business and Trade | 7 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 |
| Assistant Whip | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill | 10 July 2025 | 17 July 2025 |
| Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] | 24 June 2025 | 3 July 2025 |
| Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] | 26 February 2025 | 11 March 2025 |
| Armed Forces Commissioner Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7c6bc679ec1c.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Kate Dearden, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 2 May 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
The Football Association - £500.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets plus hospitality for the FA Cup Semi-Final (£250pp)
- Value of the benefit: £500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-26
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-26
- Name of the donor: The Football Association
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The Football Association
I organised a fundraiser for WomenCentre (Calderdale and Kirklees), to mark International Women’s Day
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2026-03-05
- The type of interest: Other
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 Kate Dearden's 2024-25 staffing spend as £119,574 (budget £185,538). IPSA lists office spending of £27,817 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 | £119,574.31 |
| Office costs: spent | £27,816.73 |
| Accommodation: spent | £18,906.96 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,905.44 |
| 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: Halifax BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 524 votes by Kate Dearden in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 55 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 17 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Kate Dearden voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
Kate Dearden has tabled 7 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 7 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, Home Office.
General Practitioners: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open GP practices in Halifax constituency (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.
Children's Centres: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in Halifax constituency since May 2010; and the (a) name and (b) postcode of each centre.
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support local pharmacies.
Police Stations: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in Halifax since May 2010; and what the (a) name and (b) postcode was of each station.
Anti-social Behaviour: West Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour in (a) Halifax constituency and (b) West Yorkshire.
Non-teaching Staff: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of school support staff in (i) Halifax constituency and (ii) England in each of the the last five years.
Dental Services: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open dentistry practices in Halifax constituency (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 57e55632e99a. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Kate Dearden.
2024 general election
Kate Dearden won Halifax at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 14,135 votes (35.1%), a majority of 6,269 over Hazel Sharp (Conservative). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Halifax figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Kate Dearden corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Kate Dearden:
- Kate Dearden corrected a written answer on Take-away Food: Staffordshire
- Kate Dearden corrected a written answer on Hospitality Industry: Inflation
- Kate Dearden corrected a written answer on Personal Care Services
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.