Member of Parliament
Ed Miliband
Labour MP for Doncaster North
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
At a glanceEd Miliband is a Labour MP for Doncaster North, and has represented the seat for 21 years, 2 months. They currently serve as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. They have cast 167 votes in Commons divisions (29% attendance) and tabled 40 written questions.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Ed Miliband did not vote in 408. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Current roles
- Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Government post · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero since 5 Jul 2024
- Doncaster North Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 5 May 2005
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Andrew Cooper
Labour
100.0% · 166 of 166 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 165 of 165 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 164 of 164 shared votes
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Danny Beales
Labour
100.0% · 163 of 163 shared votes
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Becky Gittins
Labour
100.0% · 163 of 163 shared votes
Votes least like
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 122 shared votes
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Sir James Cleverly
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 102 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 89 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 86 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 76 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Written questions
Business Premises: Ventilation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2021 to Question 30321 on Business Premises: Coronavirus, what budget has been made available for enforcement activities in respect of business premises ventilation in
Answer · 22 Jul 2021
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) allocates resources based on planned levels of activity to deliver it’s published strategy and plans. It does not allocate budgets by specific risk areas such as business premises ventilation, but inspectors will take...
Business Premises: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure adequate ventilation in businesses to reduce risk of covid-19 infection; what plans he has to issue guidance to businesses on ventilation of
Answer · 14 Jul 2021
Public Health England has published guidance on the ventilation of indoor spaces which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-ventilation-of-indoor-spaces-to-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus/ventilation-of-indoor-spaces-to-st...
Electricity Interconnectors: Portsmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the (a) Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth and (b) Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility have had discussions (i) in person and (ii) by e-ma
Answer · 26 Apr 2021
Information regarding meetings of ministers with stakeholders is published online[1], and there have been no discussions or email correspondence between my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and I, and stakeholders from the Aquind int...
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Business Interests
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether any officials in his Department receive any remuneration for paid work for organisations or companies outside of Government.
Answer · 27 Apr 2021
On 23 April, the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the management of outside interests in the Civil Service.The Committee published this letter on 26 April. It can be found here:https...
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of allowing extensions on repayment periods from six to 10 years on loss rates from the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loa
Answer · 1 Mar 2021
The Government has enabled lenders to extend the repayment period for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBILS) facilities beyond 6 years (up to a maximum of 10 years) where this is needed in connection with the provision of forbearance. CBILS term e...
Bounce Back Loan Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Pay As You Grow scheme on loss rates from the Bounce Back Loan Scheme.
Answer · 1 Mar 2021
The Pay As You Grow measures give Bounce Back Loan borrowers more time and greater flexibility to repay their loans. Work is currently underway with data scientists, other Government departments and external consultants on a range of projects to develop o...
Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department’s latest estimate is of the loss rate of the (a) Bounce Back Loan Scheme and (b) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
Answer · 1 Mar 2021
The 2019-20 BEIS Annual Report and Accounts published on 30 September 2020 provided initial indicative loss ranges for both the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). For BBLS, losses were estimated a...
Paternity Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish his Department's estimate of the number of fathers who were eligible for shared parental leave in the latest quarter; and how many new fathers are ineligible fo
Answer · 9 Feb 2021
Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Pay was introduced in December 2014 for the parents of children due or adopted from 5 April 2015. The scheme enables eligible working parents to share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay in the first year, whe...
Early day motions
| 17 Mar 2015 | CONSULTANT LOBBYING | 21 sig. |
| 17 Mar 2015 | PUBLIC PROCUREMENT | 50 sig. |
| 10 Feb 2015 | BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES | 60 sig. |
| 18 Dec 2014 | REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE | 17 sig. |
| 27 Nov 2014 | EDUCATION | 30 sig. |
| 30 Oct 2014 | PUBLIC SERVICE PENSIONS | 285 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. We will write to her with a good answer.
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Yes. We love Cornwall; we love the potential of what it can provide in terms of floating wind. My hon. Friend states her case incredibly well.
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
That is something we take incredibly seriously. We are an energy policy and industrial policy Department. We have made progress on that and are determined to make further progress.
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
We think the contracts for difference model is a good one. We want to get on with opening the auction, and we continue to look at all these issues.
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The framework provided by having a clear sense of mission, through the Clean Power 2030 action plan and the Climate Change Act 2008, is crucial. That is why we have the £100 billion of private investment. We are going to carry on doing it.
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I think the hon. Member is talking not just about what will happen at Wylfa, but all the other routes to market that are happening, including advanced modular reactors and other technology. I can honestly say to him that we have massive en…
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
My hon. Friend raises an important issue about the treatment of businesses. I am sure that there is more to do on brokers. We will look at his suggestions.
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The hon. Gentleman raises an important issue. The way to get bills down is to drive for clean energy, which the Conservatives oppose. Why have bills gone up in the last few months? Because of the Iran war. [Interruption.] They know that th…
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. I am happy to give that undertaking. We want to see the opportunities around SMRs throughout the United Kingdom. I am happy to discuss that with him.
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The truth is that we all face a choice on the future of our energy system. Do we learn the lessons of history—of two fossil-fuel crises in five years, as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Iran war—and say that we want energy…
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I am incredibly proud of our record over the last two years. This Government have delivered the biggest investment in warm homes in our history, broken records on renewables, and secured over £100 billion of private sector investment. We h…
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
We will look at all suggestions, including my hon. Friend’s. We do look at cumulative impact in the planning process, and the strategic spatial energy plan will be very important. Members have raised this before. It is very important to un…
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s question, because the situation facing families who use heating oil has been significant since the Iran war started. That is why we made money available, including to the Scottish Government, to help famil…
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
In the two years since July 2024, this Government have secured renewable power for the equivalent of 23 million homes, invested in the biggest nuclear building programme in half a century, started to deliver the biggest investment in warm …
7 Jul 2026 Large-scale Solar Farms
What is he on, Mr Speaker? To be clear, even in the most ambitious scenarios, our plans for solar in 2030 would use 0.6% of agricultural land; I am happy to repeat that. I do not know what makey-uppy nonsense the shadow Minister is produci…
7 Jul 2026 Large-scale Solar Farms
I agree with my hon. Friend. He puts it very well. Our renewables auctions have resulted in enough power to power the equivalent of 23 million homes. That is significantly cheaper than building new gas-fired power stations, which is what t…
7 Jul 2026 Large-scale Solar Farms
No, we are not going to pause our development of solar power—it is essential to get bills down for families and get us off the rollercoaster of fossil fuels. We take safety incredibly seriously; the Energy Minister has met the National Fir…
7 Jul 2026 Large-scale Solar Farms
Solar power is one of the cheapest sources of energy available to us. I am proud that we have consented nearly 6 GW of solar power since this Government came into office—around six times the amount that the previous Government consented. T…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: Weather Events
I support all efforts to make people aware of this emergency. Indeed, the state of climate and nature annual statement, which we pioneered last year, will be happening again in the next couple of weeks precisely to draw people’s attention …
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: Weather Events
Well, that is obviously a matter for discussion across Government, but the hon. Gentleman makes a really important point, and I do agree with it. The May 2026 report of the Climate Change Committee is an incredibly important, landmark repo…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change · Department of Energy and Climate Change 3 Oct 2008 – 6 May 2010
- Minister (Cabinet Office) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster · Cabinet Office 28 Jun 2007 – 3 Oct 2008
- Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 5 May 2006 – 28 Jun 2007
Opposition posts
- Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 4 Sep 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Secretary of State of Climate Change and Net Zero · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 29 Nov 2021 – 4 Sep 2023
- Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 6 Apr 2020 – 29 Nov 2021
- Leader of HM Official Opposition · HM Official Opposition 25 Sep 2010 – 8 May 2015
- Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change · Department of Energy and Climate Change 12 May 2010 – 25 Sep 2010
Other posts
- Leader of the Labour Party 25 Sep 2010 – 30 Mar 2015
Previous seats
- Doncaster North · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
- Doncaster North · Elected 1 time 5 May 2005 – 6 May 2010
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 7318
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Ed Miliband, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Ed Miliband?
Ed Miliband is a Member of Parliament representing Doncaster North in the House of Commons. See Ed Miliband's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Ed Miliband represent?
Ed Miliband sits as Labour. See Ed Miliband's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Ed Miliband represent?
Ed Miliband is the Member of Parliament for Doncaster North. See Ed Miliband's official Parliament profile.
How long has Ed Miliband been an MP?
Ed Miliband has served in the House of Commons for 21 years, 2 months. See Ed Miliband's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Ed Miliband?
Ed Miliband has no entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Ed Miliband's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.