Sir Stephen Timms MP: votes, interests and costs
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour) is the MP for East Ham, in the seat since 9 June 1994. The Members API lists the post of Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities) from 22 July 2026.
Offices and committees
Sir Stephen Timms holds these 2 posts, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 22 July 2026 | Current |
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 8 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Equalities (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 8 July 2024 | 21 July 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury) | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills | 6 August 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | HM Treasury | 5 October 2008 | 6 May 2010 |
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform) | Department for Work and Pensions | 25 January 2008 | 5 October 2008 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness) | Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | 2 July 2007 | 25 January 2008 |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | HM Treasury | 5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 |
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 10 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) | HM Treasury | 30 September 2004 | 10 May 2005 |
| Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness) | Department of Trade and Industry | 29 May 2002 | 9 September 2004 |
| Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools) | Department for Education and Skills | 11 June 2001 | 28 May 2002 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) | HM Treasury | 29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 |
| Minister of State (Department of Social Security) | Department of Social Security | 1 January 1999 | 29 July 1999 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill | 1 May 2024 | 8 May 2024 |
| Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill | 1 February 2023 | 8 February 2023 |
| Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill | 15 December 2021 | 5 January 2022 |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 20 May 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 4 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 29 January 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union | 11 September 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union | 31 October 2016 | 3 May 2017 |
| Education Committee | 1 February 2016 | 31 October 2016 |
| Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee | 1 February 2016 | 31 October 2016 |
| Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) | 12 January 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 18 October 2004 | 12 July 2005 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 06ef807f7091.
Register of interests
Sir Stephen Timms has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 10 May 2018 and the latest on 10 May 2018. By category: Miscellaneous (3). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Trustee, Parliamentary Christian Trust.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Chair of Trustees, Traidcraft Foundation.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Trustee, East Thirteen Christian Trust.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 29 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Sir Stephen Timms's 2024-25 staffing spend as £241,361 (budget £268,550). In 2023-24 it was £228,667. Office costs came to £30,033 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 | £241,361.36 | £228,666.58 | £197,305.43 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,033.11 | £26,724.86 | £24,197.94 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,568.51 | £808.90 | £1,021.02 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £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: East Ham BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (fixed term full time), Support Officer (fixed term part time), Intern (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Sir Stephen Timms is recorded voting in 468 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 47 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 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
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
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Sir Stephen Timms since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
Sir Stephen Timms won East Ham at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 19,570 votes (51.6%), a majority of 12,863 over Tahir Mirza (Independent). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · East Ham figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Sir Stephen Timms corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Sir Stephen Timms:
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.