Olivia Blake MP: votes, interests and costs
Olivia Blake represents Sheffield Hallam in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 12 December 2019.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Olivia Blake as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero) | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 4 December 2021 | 15 June 2022 |
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 14 May 2021 | 4 December 2021 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Great British Energy Bill | 11 September 2024 | 15 October 2024 |
| Energy Bill [HL] | 17 May 2023 | 29 June 2023 |
| Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill | 1 March 2023 | 8 March 2023 |
| Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill | 16 November 2022 | 23 November 2022 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 4 July 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill | 3 November 2021 | 18 November 2021 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2 March 2020 | 13 July 2021 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c610b347915a.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 5 entries for Olivia Blake: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (4), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). The most recent was registered on 16 April 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £7,458.75
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Research services shared with Tony Vaughan and Lord Rees between 1st April 2026 and 31st August 2026, (value stated is the maximum)
- Value of the benefit: £7,458.75
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-04-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-04-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-08-31
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £3,250.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Research services provided for two days a week between 1st January 2026 and 31st March 2026 (value stated is the maximum)
- Value of the benefit: £3,250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-03-31
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Myleene Klass - £450.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets and hospitality to see Hans Zimmer for myself and my husband
- Value of the benefit: £450.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-12-01
- Name of the donor: Myleene Klass
- Status of the donor: Individual
Zero Hour Ltd - £9,147.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus, which I chair, provided by Zero Hour Ltd
- Value of the benefit: £9,147.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-07-15
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-07-15
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-07-15
- Name of the donor: Zero Hour Ltd
The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £19,500.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Research services provided for two days a week for up to seventy-eight days between 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025 (value stated is the maximum)
- Value of the benefit: £19,500.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-04-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-04-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP)
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 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 £243,891 for Olivia Blake in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £223,077. Office costs came to £23,378 of a £33,020 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 | £243,890.95 | £223,077.09 | £219,419.58 |
| Office costs: spent | £23,378.24 | £27,790.35 | £27,291.93 |
| Accommodation: spent | £28,263.97 | £26,834.60 | £24,418.82 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,305.67 | £4,694.91 | £4,949.48 |
| 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: Sheffield Hallam CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker/Executive Assistant (permanent part time), Chief of Staff (permanent part time), Executive Assistant (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent part time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time), Policy Assistant (permanent part time), Administrative Officer (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (fixed term part time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Policy Assistant (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Olivia Blake is recorded voting in 491 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 56 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 14 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 September 2026 | Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading: No |
| 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 |
| 17 June 2026 to 6 July 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 Aye; Allocation of Time motion Aye |
| 1 July 2026 | Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No; New Clause 4 No; New Clause 2 No |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition Day: Puberty blockers: No |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness: No |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No; New Clause 14 No; New Clause 13 No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No; Amendment 143 No |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Olivia Blake has tabled 147 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Department of Health and Social Care; Home Office; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Housing: Overcrowding
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the definition of statutory overcrowding to prevent living and dining rooms being defined as bedrooms.
ADHD
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they have made of the consistency and adequacy of shared-care protocols for adults with ADHD across integrated care boards.
ADHD
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is being provided to GPs to enable them to participate in shared-care arrangements for ADHD.
Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to recruit NHS cardiologists (a) nationally and (b) in regions suffering from shortages.
Asylum: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken for the raised 'standard of proof' for asylum claims, as amended following the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
Pregnancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on the potential impact of women who are on waiting lists for medical treatment on their decision-making for when they have child …
Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the shortage of consultant cardiologists on NHS waiting lists (i) nationally and (ii) in South Yorkshire.
Heart Diseases: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cardiology waiting lists (a) nationally and (b) in South Yorkshire.
Sheep: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made in implementing the Animal Welfare Committee's recommendations on lamb castration and tail docking.
Osteoporosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the causes of delays in issuing Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry results within NHS trusts in England.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b283147caad7. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Olivia Blake.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 8,189 for Olivia Blake in Sheffield Hallam in July 2024, from 23,875 votes on a turnout of 70.8%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Sheffield Hallam 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.