Marsha De Cordova MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Battersea is Marsha De Cordova (Labour), MP there since 8 June 2017.
Offices and committees
Marsha De Cordova sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 5 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | Government Equalities Office | 6 April 2020 | 15 September 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Disabled People) | Department for Work and Pensions | 9 October 2017 | 6 April 2020 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill | 24 April 2024 | 1 May 2024 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 18 December 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) | 11 July 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Petitions Committee | 15 March 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 11 September 2017 | 23 October 2017 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Second Church Estates Commissioner | 7 October 2024 | Current |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 56b55fafd95f.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 3 entries for Marsha De Cordova: Visits outside the UK (2), Employment and earnings (1). The most recent was registered on . Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Being a member of a grants application panel
- Name of the payer: Fight for Sight
International visit to Kenya between 02 June 2026 and 07 June 2026
- Purpose of the visit: To attend and deliver a keynote speech at IAPBs annual INSIGHT LIVE event - a conference bringing together hundreds of people from around the world - creating opportunities for collaboration, knowledge sharing and renewed commitment to advancing eye health
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-06-02
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-06-07
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Eye Health and Vision Impairment
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To attend the Doha Forum
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-08
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Marsha De Cordova's office spent £232,757 on staff, from a staffing budget of £268,550, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £229,626. IPSA lists office spending of £28,025 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 | £232,757.06 | £229,626.27 | £221,412.90 |
| Office costs: spent | £28,025.01 | £29,119.06 | £29,724.95 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £64.82 | £1,482.21 | £359.04 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £96.00 | £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: Battersea BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Executive Office Manager (permanent part time), Executive Office Manager (fixed term part time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Personal Assistant (permanent full time), Administrative Officer/Comms Officer (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Personal Assistant ×2 (fixed term full time), Senior Caseworker (casual), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (fixed term full time), Senior Researcher (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Marsha De Cordova is recorded voting in 247 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 25 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 14 October 2026 Marsha De Cordova voted No on "Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax".
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
Marsha De Cordova has tabled 232 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Cabinet Office, Department for Education and 1 other departments.
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish the next update on progress in delivering the Women’s Health Strategy; and whether she plans to make a statement to the House on that progress.
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to what extent organisations involved in the Women’s Voices Partnership are representative of women excluded from and underrepresented in traditional engagement and consultation processes.
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a list of organisations involved in the Women’s Voices Partnership established under Action 1 of the Women’s Health Strategy.
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to enable additional voluntary-sector and commercial organisations to participate in the delivery of Action 66 of the Women’s Health Strategy.
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress she has made on delivering Action 66 of the Women’s Health Strategy.
Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Officer, what estimate her Department has made of the annual value of UK (a) imports from and (b) exports to Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Pupils: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring educational settings to work with relevant specialists when developing Individual Support Plans for children and young people with vision impair …
Pupils: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration has been given to formally recognising the Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment (CFVI) within the National Inclusion Standards.
Overseas Trade: Israeli Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to implement restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements through (a) sanctions and (b) primary legislation.
Disabled Students' Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential financial impact of the proposals set out in the consultation on assistive software funded through the Disabled Students' Allowance.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 0d491638dc83. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Marsha De Cordova.
2024 general election
Marsha De Cordova won Battersea at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 22,983 votes (48.8%), a majority of 12,039 over Tom Pridham (Conservative). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Battersea figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Marsha De Cordova corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Marsha De Cordova:
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.