Rushanara Ali MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Stepney is Rushanara Ali (Labour), MP there since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Rushanara Ali as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Work and Pensions Committee | 27 October 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 July 2024 | 7 August 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business) | Department for Business and Trade | 6 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Department for Education | 7 October 2013 | 26 September 2014 |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) | Department for International Development | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2013 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill | 9 June 2025 | 11 June 2025 |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 27 November 2024 | 7 August 2025 |
| Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations | 20 June 2022 | 20 November 2023 |
| Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill | 9 November 2021 | 17 November 2021 |
| Panel of Chairs | 22 June 2020 | 18 September 2023 |
| Treasury Committee | 2 March 2020 | 20 November 2023 |
| Treasury Sub-Committee | 14 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Treasury Committee | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 31 October 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
| Energy and Climate Change Committee | 26 October 2015 | 17 October 2016 |
| Treasury Committee | 24 November 2014 | 30 March 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b830457ffe46.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Rushanara Ali, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (2), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (2), Visits outside the UK (1). Latest registration 18 December 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on diplomacy, dialogue and diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party parliamentarians, political representations of other countries and Qatari ministers to discuss Qatar’s role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-08
A Governor (and a Member of the Council of Management until 27/09/24) of The Ditchley Foundation, an organisation that helps sustain peace, freedom and the rule of law; and works towards the renewal of democratic societies, states and alliances. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-06-29
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Residential in London
- Date on which the land or property was acquired, or achieved registrable value: 2020-09-07
- Location of the land or property: London
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Co-owned with a family member
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
A Trustee of the Sisters Trust, a registered charity that makes donations to organisations committed to challenging racial and sexual inequality. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-05-16
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Residential in London
- Location of the land or property: London
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 2
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Rushanara Ali's office spent £268,550 on staff, from a staffing budget of £268,550, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £247,465. Office costs came to £33,151 of a £36,550 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 | £268,550.00 | £247,464.56 | £233,442.34 |
| Office costs: spent | £33,151.47 | £30,557.88 | £27,953.22 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £380.48 | £402.96 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £23,800.80 | £0.00 | £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: Bethnal Green and Stepney BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Researcher (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (casual), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Communications Advisor (permanent full time), Caseworker ×3 (permanent part time), Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 507 votes by Rushanara Ali in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 50 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 17 June 2026 to 15 October 2026. The most recent, on 15 October 2026, was a 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, 12 written questions have been tabled by Rushanara Ali, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Russia: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is her assessment of the potential implications for her policies of a new report by Fortify Rights and Truth Hounds, titled I Was Tricked Into War: The Risk of Human Tra …
Russia: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what efforts the United Kingdom is making to encourage the government of Ukraine to co-operate with international anti-trafficking organisations to identify and screen potent …
Russia: Armed Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is her assessment of the scale of forced recruitment and human trafficking of foreign nationals to Russia to fight in the Russian Armed Forces in the war in Ukraine, and …
Min Aung Hlaing
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the inauguration of General Min Aung Hlaing as President of Myanmar; and whether the UK recogni …
Myanmar: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will seek a United Nations (a) Security Council and (b) General Assembly discussion of the human rights, humanitarian, political and security situation in Myanmar.
Myanmar: International Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department has taken to help prevent violations of international law by the Arakan Army in Myanmar.
Myanmar: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken in response to the recommendations made by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar in his country visit report to the UK in Decem …
Iran: Myanmar
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to (a) introduce sanctions and (b) take other steps to help prevent Iran from providing (i) jet fuel and (ii) drones to the Myanmar military.
Myanmar: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has plans to impose new sanctions on Myanmar’s military regime.
Myanmar: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much official development assistance has been allocated to Myanmar for the 2026-2027 financial year.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 647ec59e80ab. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Rushanara Ali.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Bethnal Green and Stepney returned Rushanara Ali with a majority of 1,689: 15,896 votes, 34.1% of those cast, against 14,207 for Ajmal Masroor. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bethnal Green and Stepney figures
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