Mark Sewards MP: votes, interests and costs
Mark Sewards represents Leeds South West and Morley in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
Mark Sewards sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Education Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 5c9098d0e545.
Register of interests
Mark Sewards has 6 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 6 October 2025 and the latest on 2 September 2026. By category: Visits outside the UK (4), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Egypt between 16 August 2026 and 21 August 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Cross-party visit to Egypt to engage with international organisations and political and civil society stakeholders on shared UK-Egypt priorities, in the UK’s national interest.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-08-16
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-08-21
International visit to Brunei between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme educational visit to Brunei
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-29
Leeds United Football Club - £480.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Single ticket, with hospitality in the Chairman's Suite,to watch Premier League home fixture LUFC vs Wolves
- Value of the benefit: £480.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-18
- Name of the donor: Leeds United Football Club
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Leeds United Football Club
The Premier League - £386.86
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Ticket and hospitality for Leeds v Arsenal Football Match at Elland Rd Stadium, Leeds
- Value of the benefit: £386.86
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-31
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-31
- Name of the donor: The Premier League
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The Premier League
International visit to Israel between 25 January 2026 and 29 January 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Delegation to Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Meetings with politicians, academics, activists and diplomats.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-01-25
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-01-29
International visit to Ukraine between 10 September 2025 and 15 September 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Parliamentary Delegation to attend the YES Conference.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-09-10
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-09-15
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 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 £136,338 for Mark Sewards in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £20,349 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 | £136,338.22 |
| Office costs: spent | £20,348.79 |
| Accommodation: spent | £28,589.58 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £14,726.90 |
| 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 South West and Morley BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (casual), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term full time), Constituency Support Officer (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 481 votes by Mark Sewards in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 51 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 23 June 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Mark Sewards voted 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 221 written questions from Mark Sewards since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Education, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Transport and 2 other departments.
Pre-school Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that early-years providers have an opportunity to demonstrate rapid improvement following an Ofsted inspection.
Pre-school Education: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Ofsted’s inspection framework on the wellbeing of early-years staff.
Air Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what mechanisms are available for members of the public to report concerns about (a) persistent aircraft trails, (b) air quality and (c) atmospheric pollution.
Driving Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time is between the recruitment of a driving examiner and that examiner conducting practical driving tests.
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress her Department has made on reducing waiting times for practical driving tests.
Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on waiting times for learner driver tests and approved driving instructor qualification tests.
Pigs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to enforce animal welfare regulations relating to the killing of piglets on commercial pig farms.
Pre-school Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Ofsted’s early years inspection framework in distinguishing between isolated management failures and serious failings when determining inspection outcomes.
Geoengineering: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what oversight mechanisms apply to research or testing in the UK relating to (a) solar radiation management and (b) atmospheric aerosol deployment.
Construction: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of borrowing costs on small businesses in the construction sector.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4bb1b4e54498. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mark Sewards.
2024 general election
Mark Sewards won Leeds South West and Morley at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 17,681 votes (44.0%), a majority of 8,423 over Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Leeds South West and Morley 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.