Samantha Niblett MP: votes, interests and costs
Samantha Niblett represents South Derbyshire in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Samantha Niblett as a current member of this committee.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 27 October 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Women and Equalities Committee | 28 October 2024 | 3 November 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 3b930a36d591.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for Samantha Niblett: Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 3 December 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Unpaid directorship for Labour: Women in Tech. A campaign group I founded to get more women into tech.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2023-07-05
- 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 £161,068 for Samantha Niblett in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £26,353 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. 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 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £161,068.28 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,352.78 |
| Accommodation: spent | £19,304.29 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,534.58 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £26,608 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: South Derbyshire CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Researcher (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 507 votes by Samantha Niblett in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 53 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 14 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
Since 4 July 2024, 433 written questions have been tabled by Samantha Niblett, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Ministry of Justice; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Treasury; Department for Education; and others.
Crimes of Violence and Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to reduce delays and support the wellbeing of victims and survivors involved in domestic abuse and ABH cases.
Warm Homes Plan: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will consider providing a rural top-slice from the money made available under the Warm Homes Plan to fund a programme of dedicated research and pilot projects to identify and understan …
Fuel Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider a time-limited VAT holiday on Heating Oil and LPG payments between 1 October 2026 and 31 March 2027.
Special Educational Needs: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to Local Authorities on how SEND transport policies ought to reflect reasonable adjustments in arrangements for children of working parents.
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) educate the public to protect them from STIs and (b) reduce the stigma of STIs such as Herpes.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) the mental health implications of STIs and (b) their impact on relationships.
Biomethane
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans her Department has to establish an accounting mechanism for certified grid-injected biomethane.
Bank Services: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of compliance by banks and payment providers with the Financial Conduct Authority's 2024 expectations concerning the denial and closure of payment accounts, particularly i …
Prostitution: Bank Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that lawful sex workers are not denied access to (a) bank accounts and (b) other essential payment services because of their occupation.
Religion: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the proportion of religious education lessons taught by teachers without a relevant post-A-level qualification was taken into account in the decision not to offer a postgraduate ITT bursary for religiou …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 dae8f4de13de. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Samantha Niblett.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 4,168 for Samantha Niblett in South Derbyshire in July 2024, from 17,734 votes on a turnout of 62.0%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · South Derbyshire 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.