Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP: votes, interests and costs
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare represents Erith and Thamesmead in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 12 December 2019.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Ms Abena Oppong-Asare as a current member of these 4 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 14 September 2026 | Current |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 14 September 2026 | Current |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements | 14 September 2026 | Current |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 14 September 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 9 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Women's Health and Mental Health) | Department of Health and Social Care | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury) | HM Treasury | 16 October 2020 | 5 September 2023 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Finance (No. 2) Bill | 10 May 2023 | 18 May 2023 |
| UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] | 16 November 2022 | 22 November 2022 |
| Finance (No.2) Bill | 8 December 2021 | 11 January 2022 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 2 March 2020 | 22 February 2021 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 286f8b08d8b6.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 2 entries for Ms Abena Oppong-Asare: Miscellaneous (2). The most recent was registered on 14 August 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
A Patron of Erith Town Football Club: this is an unpaid role
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-08-13
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
A patron of Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, London. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-05-18
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
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 £264,297 for Ms Abena Oppong-Asare in 2024-25 against a budget of £268,550. In 2023-24 it was £229,902. Office costs came to £24,016 of a £42,550 budget. 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 | £264,296.55 | £229,901.96 | £186,284.98 |
| Office costs: spent | £24,015.79 | £23,522.11 | £24,902.04 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £5.40 | £216.19 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £912.15 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £42,550, staffing £268,550, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Erith and Thamesmead BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Support Officer (fixed term part time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Executive Office Manager (permanent part time), Chief of Staff (permanent part time), Caseworker ×2 (fixed term full time), Senior Caseworker (casual), Intern ×2 (fixed term full time), Communications 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 505 votes by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare 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 1 July 2026 to 20 October 2026. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was an Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
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 8 written questions from Ms Abena Oppong-Asare since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 8: Department of Health and Social Care; Home Office; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to monitor and report on the implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy; and whether she plans to publish progress updates, including milestones, performance measures an …
Gynaecology and Obstetrics: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of current workforce pressures in obstetrics and gynaecology; and whether the forthcoming NHS Workforce Plan will include specific measures to su …
Gynaecology: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of trends in the effectiveness of waiting times for gynaecological care relative to other elective specialties; and what steps her Department is taking to improve acces …
Fraud: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage and support digital literacy amongst older people to protect themselves against online fraud.
NHS South East London: Women's Health Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS South East London ICB.
New Towns: Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the creation of a riverside settlement in Thamesmead, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, as one of at least three new …
Housing and Economic Growth: Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential opportunities for housing and economic growth of Thamesmead Waterfront.
Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential economic growth and wider benefits of extending the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead via Beckton Riverside.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 9eee8730888e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Ms Abena Oppong-Asare.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 16,302 for Ms Abena Oppong-Asare in Erith and Thamesmead in July 2024, from 22,246 votes on a turnout of 51.3%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Erith and Thamesmead 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.