Member of Parliament

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)

At a glanceSir Nicholas Dakin is a Labour MP for Scunthorpe, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons). They have cast 473 votes in Commons divisions (82% attendance), tabled 959 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.

Votes cast473

Attendance82%

Voted Aye234

Voted No239

Voted with party100%

Rebellions0

Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Sir Nicholas Dakin did not vote in 97. 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.

Biographyfrom Parliament

Sir Nicholas Dakin is the Labour MP for Scunthorpe, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
He currently holds the Government post of Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons).

Current roles5 held

Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) Government post · HM Household since 16 Sep 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee since 26 Jun 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee since 26 Jun 2025
Scunthorpe Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Labour Party since 6 May 2010

Voting recordlatest 15 shown

15 Jul 2026	Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots	Aye
15 Jul 2026	Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026	Aye
14 Jul 2026	Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19	No
14 Jul 2026	Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199	No
14 Jul 2026	Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3	No
13 Jul 2026	Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading	Aye
13 Jul 2026	Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading	No
6 Jul 2026	National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1	Aye
1 Jul 2026	Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5	No
1 Jul 2026	Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4	No
1 Jul 2026	Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2	No
1 Jul 2026	Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026	Aye
1 Jul 2026	Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026	Aye
24 Jun 2026	Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026	Aye
24 Jun 2026	Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026	Aye

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Voting alignmentmost and least similar MPs

Votes most like

Alex Mayer Labour 100.0% · 463 of 463 shared votes
Rachel Hopkins Labour 100.0% · 461 of 461 shared votes
Josh Dean Labour 100.0% · 455 of 455 shared votes
Paul Davies Labour 100.0% · 455 of 455 shared votes
Steve Yemm Labour 100.0% · 450 of 450 shared votes

Votes least like

Sir Roger Gale Conservative 0.7% · 2 of 282 shared votes
Mr Mark Francois Conservative 0.8% · 2 of 266 shared votes
Mrs Kemi Badenoch Conservative 0.8% · 1 of 132 shared votes
Andrew Griffith Conservative 1.0% · 3 of 289 shared votes
Sir Geoffrey Cox Conservative 1.0% · 2 of 203 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.

From the official Register; shown as registered.

Land and property (within or outside the UK)1

Property in Barton upon Humber (registered 23 Jul 2024)

Miscellaneous1

Trustee Of Lindsey Lodge, Scunthorpe. This is an unpaid role. (registered 23 Jul 2024)

Source: Register of Interests on parliament.uk.

Written questions959 tabled

Vocational Guidance: Construction 30 Oct 2019 · Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made on promoting the vocational pathways available for students wishing to pursue a career in construction to (a) teachers, (b) students, (c) careers advisors and (d) parents and guardians

Answer · 4 Nov 2019

Careers guidance is improving steadily across the country following the publication of the government’s careers strategy in December 2017. Schools and colleges are making good progress against the Gatsby benchmarks and showing improvements on every dimens...

Construction: Apprentices 30 Oct 2019 · Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how a student completing an On-Site Construction T Level will transition onto a Level 2 apprenticeship in bricklaying should that student need more training in hand skills on that specialist pathway.

Answer · 4 Nov 2019

The T level in On-Site Construction incorporates a number of occupational standards, including level 2 Bricklayer. A T level student who chooses the bricklaying occupational specialism will therefore develop many of the skills included in the level 2 Bric...

Construction: Apprentices 30 Oct 2019 · Department for Education

Answer · 4 Nov 2019

The below table shows level 2 apprenticeship starts in the construction industry sector for the 2015/16 and 2016/17 academic years. This is the latest available data, and it is taken from the ‘Apprenticeships in England by Industry Characteristics’ statis...

Apprentices: Taxation 30 Oct 2019 · Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government’s apprenticeship and levy statistics, published in October 2019, how many of the 780 recorded accounts of apprenticeship levy voucher transfers resulting on starts on standards

Answer · 4 Nov 2019

Levy-paying employers in England do not use digital vouchers. Employers that pay the apprenticeship levy use funds in their apprenticeship service accounts to pay for training and assessment and to transfer to other employers In October 2019, the apprenti...

Universal Credit 28 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to provide the childcare element of universal credit to eligible parents before they pay high childcare costs without any support; and if she will make a statement.

Answer · 31 Oct 2019

The Government is committed to supporting parents with moving into work and, as part of this, we increased the level of support for childcare costs from 70 per cent in legacy benefits to up to 85 per cent in Universal Credit (UC). The UC childcare policy ...

Universal Credit 28 Oct 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to parents who are returning to work from parental leave who have to pay childcare costs upfront and get reimbursed in arrears under universal credit.

Answer · 31 Oct 2019

Convictions: Biometrics 28 Oct 2019 · Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer on 16 October 2019 to Question 999 on Convictions: biometrics, if she will undertake an assessment of the accuracy of different facial composite methods and the subsequent effec

Answer · 5 Nov 2019

The procurement of software to produce composite facial images is an operational matter for the police

Civil Servants and Ministerial Policy Advisers: Security 28 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 30 September 2019 to Question 290323 on Civil Servants and Ministerial Policy Advisers, the Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 291490 on

Answer · 31 Oct 2019

Over and above routine security practices in place for vetted individuals, no further assessment has been made. In relation to the decision to prorogue Parliament, at all times the Government acted in the good faith and belief that its approach was both l...

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Early day motions11 tabled

11 Mar 2019	INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY	25 sig.
1 Nov 2017	PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2017	36 sig.
23 Nov 2016	PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH	30 sig.
26 Oct 2015	PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH	53 sig.
15 Sep 2011	WORLDSKILLS LONDON 2011	14 sig.
8 Sep 2011	WORLD SCHOOL MILK DAY 2011	51 sig.

Speeches in the chamber1,827 on record

24 Jun 2026 Public Libraries: Bournemouth East

Certainly. It is always a negative thing when libraries’ time is cut, as my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East demonstrated in his speech. It is important that we remember that the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 requires al…

24 Jun 2026 Public Libraries: Bournemouth East

My hon. Friend is right. A local library is a very special place. It is a place of potential in every sense of the word by introducing children to the world of reading, shaping young minds through Baby Rhyme Time and giving agency and choi…

24 Jun 2026 Public Libraries: Bournemouth East

I absolutely agree. The hon. Member points out and underlines the richness, to which my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East drew attention, of the role that libraries play in their communities. My hon. Friend talked about librar…

24 Jun 2026 Public Libraries: Bournemouth East

It is a joy to serve when you are chairing, Mr Turner. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Tom Hayes) on securing this debate. He reminds us of his campaign for playgrounds, and I am sure that he will continue to…

21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

I would like to know more.

25 Mar 2026 Public Baths and Lidos

I absolutely do, and my hon. Friend moves me on to my next point. Before I come to it, though, let me emphasise that we are acting on the 10-year health plan by developing a national plan for physical activity. That plan will set out how t…

25 Mar 2026 Public Baths and Lidos

Tomorrow, he will be splashing. He invited me to drop into Peterborough as I pass by on my way home to Scunthorpe, but unfortunately I am not sure that I will be able to do that. Lidos are not only a vital part of our culture; they offe…

25 Mar 2026 Public Baths and Lidos

My hon. Friend’s energy and willingness to work with Crook Community Leisure speaks for itself, but I will certainly take away that question and share it with the Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Me…

25 Mar 2026 Public Baths and Lidos

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I am pleased to respond to this lively and informative debate, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes) on securing it and such good attendan…

20 Jan 2026 County Durham: Cultural Opportunities

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairing, Ms Vaz. I am pleased to respond to this debate, and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) on securing it. My hon. Friend has spoken with great passion, …

21 Jul 2025 Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal Of Prisoners For Deportation Order 2025) (First sitting)

I thank the Opposition spokesman for those closing comments. I wish him and his colleagues, you, Ms McVey, and, indeed, all members of the Committee well for the forthcoming recess. I am sure that he was referring to potential reshuffles…

21 Jul 2025 Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal Of Prisoners For Deportation Order 2025) (First sitting)

I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Removal of Prisoners for Deportation) Order 2025. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair again, Ms McVey. As the Committee knows, when this Gover…

14 Jul 2025 Draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025

I am grateful that the spokesman for His Majesty’s Opposition recognises that the draft regulations build on the work of the previous Government in a right and proper way, taking those decisions forward. It is disappointing that he does no…

14 Jul 2025 Draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025

I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Sentencing Act 2020 (Amendment of Schedule 21) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. As the Committee will be aware, in December l…

11 Jul 2025 Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

indicated assent.

11 Jul 2025 Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill

The hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) raises important concerns, but this Bill is not about reducing the pressure on miscreants—it is about dealing with them as effectively and efficiently as possible. The Bill does not …

11 Jul 2025 Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

I am very grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Cramlington and Killingworth (Emma Foody) for the excellent work she has done in bringing forward this important Bill and navigating us to this point. I am also grateful to the shadow Min…

11 Jul 2025 Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill

The hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) focuses on the specific question of why this change should be made. It is very much a technical change. We have one secure school, the Oasis Academy in Kent, which I have visited. Th…

8 Jul 2025 Topical Questions

Greene King does outstanding work, as do other organisations in our prison service. They are important partners in delivering better justice.

8 Jul 2025 Topical Questions

My hon. Friend is right to emphasise the importance of rehabilitation in the panoply of things that we do in the criminal justice system. She is also right to highlight the number of prisoners and people in the criminal justice system who …

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Full parliamentary career14 past posts

Government posts

Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury · HM Treasury 10 Jul 2024 – 16 Sep 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) · Ministry of Justice 23 Jul 2024 – 7 Sep 2025

Opposition posts

Opposition Whip (Commons) · Whips Office (Commons) 18 Oct 2016 – 6 Nov 2019
Shadow Minister (Education) · Department for Education 18 Sep 2015 – 27 Jun 2016
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons 8 May 2015 – 18 Sep 2015
Opposition Whip (Commons) · Whips Office (Commons) 7 Oct 2011 – 18 Sep 2015