Paulette Hamilton MP: votes, interests and costs
Paulette Hamilton (Labour) is the MP for Birmingham Erdington, in the seat since 3 March 2022.
Offices and committees
Paulette Hamilton sits on 2 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Social Care Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
| Modernisation Committee | 9 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts and Tribunals Bill | 18 March 2026 | 28 April 2026 |
| High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill | 6 March 2024 | 13 March 2024 |
| Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill | 14 December 2022 | 11 January 2023 |
| Health and Social Care Committee | 4 July 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f31bb07c5c9c.
Register of interests
Paulette Hamilton has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 21 March 2022 and the latest on 1 April 2025. By category: Employment and earnings (2), Miscellaneous (2). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Media appearances - ITN Productions
- Type of work or service being provided: Media appearances
- Date the agreement started: 2025-01-16
- Name of the payer: ITN Productions
- Payment received on 21 August 2026 - £270.00
- Payment received on 17 July 2026 - £270.00
- Payment received on 17 July 2026 - £300.00
- Payment received on 19 March 2026 - £270.00
- Payment received on 08 May 2026 - £300.00
- Payment received on 23 January 2026 - £300.00
- Payment received on 19 March 2026 - £600.00
- Payment received on 05 December 2025 - £300.00
- Payment received on 07 November 2025 - £450.00
Vice President of the Local Government Association (LGA). This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-06-28
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Sitting on hearings as an Independent Associate Manager - Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust
- Type of work or service being provided: Sitting on hearings as an Independent Associate Manager
- Name of the payer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust
Registered Nurse at the Bank Universities Hospitals, Birmingham.
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 24 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Paulette Hamilton's 2024-25 staffing spend as £215,936 (budget £250,820). The figure for 2023-24 was £216,921. IPSA lists office spending of £30,109 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 | £215,936.29 | £216,920.58 | £172,224.92 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,109.22 | £19,587.66 | £28,462.68 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,328.36 | £24,972.34 | £19,470.90 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £13,970.86 | £9,414.66 | £12,232.34 |
| 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: Birmingham Erdington BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Communications Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker ×3 (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Intern ×2 (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Paulette Hamilton is recorded voting in 497 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 41 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 2 September 2026 Paulette Hamilton voted Aye on "Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 No |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye; Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 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 Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment: Aye |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness: No |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No; New Clause 22 No; New Clause 11 No; New Clause 4 No |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No; Amendment 13 No; Amendment 8 No; Amendment 3 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 |
| 9 June 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No; New Clause 12 No |
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
Paulette Hamilton has tabled 68 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, Women and Equalities and 1 other departments.
Maternity Services: Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the number of trusts where maternity services have had culturally sensitive training on racism and discrimination on Black women’s …
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the affordability of compulsory school uniform items for families; and if she will consider introducing a (a) recommended maximum price (b) price cap for such items.
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to the Answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 8929, if his Department will consult with civil society organisations with expertise relating to rare and less survivable cancers when developing t …
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the fresh freezing and storage of brain tumour tissue, including data collected through NHS England’s gap analysis of freezer capacity; and if he will provide the …
Employment: Discrimination
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of hair-based discrimination on women’s employment outcomes, particularly for Black and mixed-heritage women; and whether she plans to tackle that issue in …
Discrimination
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what consideration she has given to updating equality legislation to help tackle hair-based discrimination.
Pupils: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides on preventing unwanted touching of (a) Black and (b) mixed-heritage children’s Afro-textured hair in (i) early years and (ii) school settings; how this issue is addressed w …
Personal Care Services: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the equalities impact of (a) not routinely including Afro-textured hair within hairdressing qualifications and (b) individuals having been denied access to hairdressin …
Pupils: Discrimination
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether training on (a) race, (b) consent, and (c) safeguarding in relation to (i) children’s hair, (ii) Afro hair and (iii) bodily autonomy forms part of (A) early years and (B) teacher training requirements; …
Caribbean: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK-funded international programmes in the Caribbean include objectives relating to gender equality.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 a8af985cfcce. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Paulette Hamilton.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 7,019 for Paulette Hamilton in Birmingham Erdington in July 2024, from 14,774 votes on a turnout of 44.1%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Birmingham Erdington figures
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