Katie White MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Leeds North West is Katie White (Labour). The Members API lists the post of Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) from 21 July 2026.
Offices and committees
Katie White holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 21 July 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 7 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 33f938ef3845.
Register of interests
Katie White has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 2 August 2024 and the latest on 6 August 2026. By category: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2), Visits outside the UK (1), Miscellaneous (1), Family members engaged in third-party lobbying (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Italy between 27 July 2026 and 31 July 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Selected to join the Field Leaders Fellowship, leadership training programme.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-07-27
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-07-31
The Conduit Club - £1,750.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Waiver of fee for breakfast event space hire
- Value of the benefit: £1,750.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-12-09
- Name of the donor: The Conduit Club
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The Conduit Club
Wellcome Trust - £1,500.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Sponsorship of a breakfast event, with payment made directly to the supplier.
- Value of the benefit: £1,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-12-09
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-09
- Name of the donor: Wellcome Trust
- Status of the donor: Trust
I have become an ambassador for Leeds Women’s Aid: this is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-04-08
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Sam White employed as Lobbyist
- Job title or role: Specialist Partner, Flint Global and Next Chapter Strategy
- Name of employer: Self Employed
- Name of the family member acting as a lobbyist: Sam White
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Partner
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Katie White's office spent £99,411 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £25,727 of a £30,426 budget. 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 | £99,411.31 |
| Office costs: spent | £25,726.95 |
| Accommodation: spent | £17,767.05 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,383.47 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £31,549 (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, with an uplift to cover the cost of two dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Leeds North West CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Communications Manager (fixed term full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (casual), Caseworker ×3 (fixed term part time), Senior Casework Team Leader/Manager (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Katie White voted in the House of Commons: 470 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 51 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 a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026 | Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No; New Clause 7 No; Amendment 32 No; Amendment 51 No; New Clause 21 No; Amendment 47 No; Amendment 4 No; Amendment 52 No; Amendment 23 No |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax No; MoD Bicester and illegal migrants No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 No; Amendment 1 No; New Clause 25 No |
| 11 September 2026 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading: Aye |
| 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 No; Report Stage: New Clause 143 No; Report Stage: New Clause 142 No; Report Stage: New Clause 140 No; Report Stage: New Clause 145 No; Report Stage: New Clause 6 No |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No; New Clause 4 No; New Clause 2 No |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No; Amendment 13 No |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 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 55 written questions from Katie White since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Home Office; Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; and others.
National Parks: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to create more national parks.
Electronic Cigarettes: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what way he plans to help tackle the environmental impact of vapes.
Business: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect businesses facing (a) scams and (b) fraudulent activity.
Cancer: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to integrate (a) movement and (b) exercise into cancer rehabilitation.
Research: Leeds
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with local authorities in Leeds to support research and development across the region.
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve rail (a) reliability and (b) performance to ensure people are able to access (i) work and (ii) educational opportunities.
Outdoor Recreation: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase access to nature for young people.
Arts: Leeds North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support creative industries in Leeds North West constituency.
Schools: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure that AI sources used in schools are (i) accurate and (ii) credible and (b) support children to use AI effectively.
Apprentices: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to improve student access to apprenticeships.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 030f3c1f98cb. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Katie White.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Leeds North West returned Katie White with a majority of 11,896: 22,882 votes, 46.0% of those cast, against 10,986 for Thomas Averre. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Leeds North West 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.