Sarah Champion MP: votes, interests and costs
Sarah Champion represents Rotherham in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 29 November 2012.
Offices and committees
Sarah Champion sits on 3 committees, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 4 December 2024 | Current |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2 December 2024 | Current |
| International Development Committee | 11 September 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities | Government Equalities Office | 6 October 2016 | 16 August 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) | Home Office | 25 July 2016 | 6 October 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Office) | Home Office | 18 September 2015 | 28 June 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill | 13 May 2025 | 14 May 2025 |
| Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill | 8 May 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
| Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 21 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 |
| Pet Abduction Bill | 24 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government | 22 June 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Victims and Prisoners Bill | 14 June 2023 | 11 July 2023 |
| Carer’s Leave Bill | 2 November 2022 | 9 November 2022 |
| Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill | 2 February 2022 | 9 February 2022 |
| Glue Traps (Offences) Bill | 12 January 2022 | 19 January 2022 |
| Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill | 5 January 2022 | 12 January 2022 |
| Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill | 1 December 2021 | 8 December 2021 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c20baba17137.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 5 entries for Sarah Champion: Visits outside the UK (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 2 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Taiwan between 16 September 2026 and 23 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Led a cross-party trip to Taipei as Co-chair of the APPG for Taiwan. The delegation met cross-party legislators and visited a range of health facilities.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-16
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-23
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: British-Taiwanese APPG
Silverstone - £1,860.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets and hospitality for me and my partner to the British Grand Prix Saturday Qualifier as a Member of the APPG for Formula 1 and McLaren Automotive being in Rotherham. Estimated value
- Value of the benefit: £1,860.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-04
- Name of the donor: Silverstone
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Silverstone
International visit to Cayman Islands between 12 February 2026 and 21 February 2026
- Purpose of the visit: I am Chair of the APPG Cayman and led a delegation to meet with Ministers, officials and visit environmental projects and sites.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-02-12
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-02-21
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Cayman Islands
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To attend the Doha Forum on Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity and meetings with Qatari ministers to discuss Conflict Resolution.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-12-05
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-08
Membership of Advisory Board of the SOAS China Institute (SCI). This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-04-25
- Date on which the interest ended: 2028-04-24
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
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 £229,521 for Sarah Champion in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £190,246. IPSA lists office spending of £22,914 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 | £229,521.38 | £190,245.60 | £167,100.24 |
| Office costs: spent | £22,913.79 | £24,044.53 | £23,276.60 |
| Accommodation: spent | £27,138.75 | £25,624.96 | £23,448.94 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £11,689.06 | £10,220.72 | £9,359.63 |
| 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: Rotherham BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Senior Administrative Officer (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent full time), Research Manager (permanent full time), Executive Office Manager (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term part time), Administrative Officer (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (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 389 votes by Sarah Champion in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 52 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 22 June 2026 to 14 October 2026. On 14 October 2026 Sarah Champion voted No on "Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 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, 278 written questions have been tabled by Sarah Champion, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade , Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and 5 other departments.
China: Uyghurs
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his department has made of the UK’s obligations under (a) pillar two and (b) pillar three of the UN Responsibility to Protect framework in relation to the tre …
Imports: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when HM Revenue and Customs last updated the non-eligible postcode list published under the Notice to Importers: imports from Israel into the United Kingdom; and whether that data …
Retail Trade: Origin Marking
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authority Trading Standards services regarding the resourcing and enforcement of retail country-of-origin labelling compliance.
Furs: Farms
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the fur working group established by her Department will consider the potential public health risks associated with overseas fur farming; and when she plans to publish her Depa …
Solar Power: Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what guidance her Department provides to social housing providers on the (a) disposal, (b) replacement and (c) recycling of legacy solar photovoltaic panels that have reached the end of their …
Air Passenger Duty
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has made an assessment of (a) the potential revenue that could be raised from extending the higher rate of Air Passenger Duty to all private jet flights and (b) the impact of using any additiona …
Children: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that the scope of the proposed ban on social media companies for children under 16 can respond to changes in (a) the services used by ch …
Origin Marking: Occupied Territories
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department last reviewed the 2009 technical advice document on the labelling of produce originating from the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and whether she plans to update …
Drugs: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Patients to benefit from faster access to medicines as UK moves away from animal testing in science, published on 12 August 2026, if he …
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to verify that all protective licence conditions and GPS exclusion zones recommended by a Victim Liaison Officer are (a) fully active and (b) communicated to the victim before an o …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 7fa352a07085. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sarah Champion.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 5,490 for Sarah Champion in Rotherham in July 2024, from 16,671 votes on a turnout of 48.6%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Rotherham 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.