Mary Glindon MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend is Mary Glindon (Labour), MP there since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
Mary Glindon sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Administration Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
| Backbench Business Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 14 April 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Farming and Rural Communities) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 10 October 2016 | 10 April 2020 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Tobacco and Vapes Bill | 30 April 2024 | 14 May 2024 |
| Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill | 10 January 2024 | 30 January 2024 |
| Renters (Reform) Bill | 8 November 2023 | 28 November 2023 |
| Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill | 15 March 2023 | 23 March 2023 |
| Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) | 2 November 2022 | 29 November 2022 |
| Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill | 22 June 2022 | 7 July 2022 |
| Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] | 9 February 2022 | 10 February 2022 |
| Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill | 3 November 2021 | 18 November 2021 |
| Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill | 7 September 2021 | 22 September 2021 |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2 March 2020 | 8 June 2020 |
| Transport Committee | 8 July 2015 | 31 October 2016 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e4daca1728a6.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Mary Glindon 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)
In 2024-25 Mary Glindon's office spent £217,193 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £149,067. IPSA lists office spending of £23,860 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 | £217,192.51 | £149,066.92 | £134,405.97 |
| Office costs: spent | £23,859.73 | £18,745.24 | £14,807.56 |
| Accommodation: spent | £29,229.92 | £23,184.78 | £23,609.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £24,908.81 | £18,686.99 | £15,567.53 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (fixed term part time), Senior Administrative Officer (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Mary Glindon is recorded voting in 515 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 47 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 15 October 2026 Mary Glindon voted No on "Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 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, 387 written questions have been tabled by Mary Glindon, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Work and Pensions and 2 other departments.
Patients: Travel
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of (a) the capacity of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services to meet patient demand across England, (b) the estimated number of treatments missed due to delayed tran …
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what timetable the UK National Screening Committee is working to for the EquipoISE project; and whether the inclusion of metachromatic leukodystrophy in a multi-condition in-service evaluation has …
Wearable Technology: Privacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the Information Commissioners' Office on the impact of camera-enabled smart glasses on privacy.
Artificial Intelligence: Privacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Information Commissioners' Office is taking to adapt to the impact of AI technologies on privacy.
Bereavement Support Payment: Uprating
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the Autumn Budget regarding funding to uprate the value of Bereavement Support Payment.
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to strengthen offshore wind foundation structure supply chains.
Renewable Energy: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will provide a list of (a) successful applicants for the Clean Industry Bonus in Allocation Round 7, (b) the monetary value of each award and (c) a breakdown of the proposals by invest …
Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Clean Industry Bonus in Allocation Round 7 on offshore wind foundation structure manufacturers in the UK.
Golan Heights: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62201 on Golan Heights: Israel, what recent assessment he has made of the Israeli Government's claim that its activity …
Gaza: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to assist the progression of the Gaza peace plan.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ddc5eca5ebf8. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mary Glindon.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 12,817 for Mary Glindon in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend in July 2024, from 21,200 votes on a turnout of 55.5%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 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.