Member of Parliament
Stephen Kinnock
Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
At a glanceStephen Kinnock is a Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg, and has represented the seat for 11 years, 2 months. They currently serve as Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care). They have cast 466 votes in Commons divisions (81% attendance), tabled 873 written questions and registered 4 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Stephen Kinnock did not vote in 109. 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 Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care).
Current roles
- Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Government post · Department of Health and Social Care since 8 Jul 2024
- Aberafan Maesteg Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 7 May 2015
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 455 of 455 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 455 of 455 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 448 of 448 shared votes
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Sir Mark Tami
Labour
100.0% · 447 of 447 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 442 of 442 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 279 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 272 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 147 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 330 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 318 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.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to United States between 13 August 2025 and 17 August 2025 (registered 20 Aug 2025)
Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK1
- Solix ApS - £2,877.60 (registered 9 Feb 2026)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Residential in Neath Port Talbot (registered 27 Jan 2017)
Miscellaneous1
- Bryn and Cwmavon Events, a charity set up to develop the needs of the community, supported by the local authority and partners to create a stronger, independent community. (registered 4 Oct 2023)
Written questions
Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Prime Minister announces new funding to stop the boats, published on 20 May 2024, if he will publish the data that supports the statements that the Governm
Answer · 24 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Personal Independence Payment: Aberavon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Personal Independence Payment applications disallowed at initial decision were later granted at (a) mandatory reconsideration stage, (b) appeal stage and (c) tribunal stage in the Aberavon cons
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Work and Pensions.
Illegal Migration Operations Command: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) began and (b) left positions within his Department's Illegal Migration Operations Command in the most recent three-month period for which data is available.
Answer · 23 May 2024
For security reasons, the Home Office does not provide data of staff working within the Illegal Migrations of Operation Command or on its resourcing plans.The Home Office continues to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained. As with all governme...
Illegal Migration Operations Command: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies within the Illegal Migration Operations Command were advertised in the most recent three-month period for which data is available.
Answer · 23 May 2024
For security reasons, the Home Office does not provide data of staff working within the Illegal Migrations of Operation Command or on its resourcing plans.The Home Office continues to ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained. As with all governme...
Home Office: Conduct
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations have been undertaken by his Department's Professional Standards Unit in each year by (a) immigration, borders and citizenship, (b) policing and (c) counter-terrorism since 2015
Answer · 24 May 2024
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Aberavon constituency have had personal independence payments overturned as a result of an appeal hearing in each year for which data is available.
Answer · 22 May 2024
Table 1 shows the number and percentage of initial decision awards for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) that were changed after an appeal tribunal hearing, in the Aberavon constituency by the financial year of the initial decision. Table 1 Financial Ye...
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost to his Department was of a Personal Independence Payment mandatory reconsideration in each year since 2021.
Answer · 22 May 2024
The information for the financial years covered by the request are detailed in the tables below:PIP Unit Costs2021-22.2022-23.2023-24.Mandatory Reconsiderations£113£81£87 Cost figures are rounded to the nearest pound.Data Source: ABM The cost figures quot...
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on mandatory reconsiderations of Personal Independence Payment claims in each year since 2021.
Answer · 22 May 2024
The information for the financial years covered by the request are detailed in the tables below: PIP2021-22 (£m)2022-23 (£m)2023-24 (£m)Mandatory Reconsiderations£28.5£22.8£22.9 Cost figures are rounded to the nearest £0.1mData Source: ABM The cost figure...
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I have discussed this issue with my hon. Friend and I know he feels very strongly about it. I would be delighted to meet him to follow up. It sounds as if some progress is being made, but we need to ensure we get this sorted.
14 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Dementia is a vital issue, and we are of course committed to creating a national care service. Baroness Casey’s independent commission will set out recommendations to deliver that. She recently made recommendations in her speech at the Nuf…
14 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I thank my hon. Friend for that question and all the campaigning she does on this issue. Our modern service framework will transform palliative care by basing it on strategic commissioning. That will enable us to tackle rising demand, iden…
14 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
My hon. Friend is a doughty champion for his constituents. We are working with local NHS systems to identify the most appropriate places for new community diagnostic centres based on local need and health inequality. We are rapidly working…
14 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The fundamental problem is that dentists have not been incentivised to do NHS work. When we came into office in July 2024, we had a crazy situation where there was a £392 million underspend. We have sorted that now; the underspend is right…
14 Jul 2026 Access to NHS Dental Services
I have a lot of respect for the right hon. Gentleman, but I have to say it is a bit rich to be given lectures from the Conservative party, which had 14 years to fix NHS dentistry and did absolutely nothing about it. Our ambition remains t…
14 Jul 2026 Access to NHS Dental Services
My hon. Friend is a tireless advocate for his constituents. Integrated care boards are responsible for commissioning NHS dental services to meet the needs of their local population. Where a dental practice decides to close, NHS England and…
14 Jul 2026 Access to NHS Dental Services
We are improving access to NHS dentistry with reforms to prioritise those in greatest need and by creating an urgent care safety net throughout the country. I am proud to say that we are on track to deliver 2.5 million additional treatment…
14 Jul 2026 General Practice Partnership Model
Well, thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving the hon. Gentleman the opportunity to ask that second question. I am absolutely delighted that you did that. [Laughter.] Missing from both of the hon. Gentleman’s questions were any congratulation…
14 Jul 2026 General Practice Partnership Model
I refer the hon. Gentleman to my previous answer. We remain absolutely committed to the partnership model, but we are also absolutely committed to quality and standards for patient outcomes. It is about delivering the outcomes that patient…
14 Jul 2026 General Practice Partnership Model
I certainly join my hon. Friend in congratulating the team, and it sounds as though they are providing an absolutely outstanding service. He is right to point to primary care at scale as a way in which we can genuinely deliver the shifts f…
14 Jul 2026 General Practice Partnership Model
I thank the right hon. Gentleman. I am sorry to see him on those crutches, but I hope that he will make a speedy recovery and I am sure that, under this Government, he will be greatly helped to do so. I also pay tribute to Lynn and the …
14 Jul 2026 General Practice Partnership Model
My hon. Friend is a tireless advocate for her constituents, and she is absolutely right that the outcome for patients is far more important than the model. GP practices are of course regulated by the Care Quality Commission, and we expect …
14 Jul 2026 General Practice Partnership Model
The Carr-Hill review is ongoing and will be published very soon. On access right across the country, we have invested an extra £1.6 billion in general practice, recruited over 2,000 more GPs and extended online services throughout core hou…
14 Jul 2026 General Practice Partnership Model
We remain absolutely committed to the GP partnership model, which supports continuity of care, efficiency and innovation. Where it is working well, it should of course continue, but what is important is that patients are getting the care t…
14 Jul 2026 Social Prescribing
We are absolutely committed to electronic prescribing. I think my hon. Friend is referring in particular to pharmacy services. We are launching new initiatives in respect of the shift from analogue to digital, and I should be happy to meet…
14 Jul 2026 Social Prescribing
I am sure that the hon. Lady welcomes the £3 million that we are granting to the National Academy for Social Prescribing. Social prescribing needs to be commissioned locally by integrated care boards, and I am confident that as and when it…
14 Jul 2026 Social Prescribing
The social prescribing service is a vital part of the shift from hospital to community, and from sickness to prevention. We are funding social prescribing link workers in primary care to connect patients with preventive community support, …
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
I will absolutely take that suggestion back. I understand my hon. Friend’s point about having a specific call for proposals. I will discuss it with my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South and get back to him. Our ap…
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
My understanding is that there are bids that are good enough and they are the ones that have attracted funding for research into lobular breast cancer. What I do not know at this moment is precisely where the live bids are and whether they…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration) · Home Office 3 Feb 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Minister (Defence) · Ministry of Defence 4 Dec 2021 – 3 Feb 2022
- Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 2 Sep 2020 – 4 Dec 2021
- Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) · Foreign and Commonwealth Office 10 Apr 2020 – 2 Sep 2020
Committee memberships
- Mental Health Bill [HL] 9 Jun 2025 – 24 Jun 2025
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 15 Jan 2025 – 25 Mar 2025
- Welsh Grand Committee 18 Jan 2022 – 30 May 2024
- European Scrutiny Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- European Statutory Instruments Committee 10 Feb 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 19 Oct 2022 – 29 Nov 2022
- Subsidy Control Bill 20 Oct 2021 – 18 Nov 2021
- Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 2 Mar 2020 – 16 Jan 2021
- European Scrutiny Committee 30 Oct 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 11 Sep 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Welsh Affairs Committee 23 Oct 2017 – 8 Jan 2018
- Welsh Affairs Committee 1 Feb 2016 – 3 May 2017
- European Scrutiny Committee 9 Nov 2015 – 3 May 2017
Previous seats
- Aberavon · Elected 3 times 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 8801
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Stephen Kinnock, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Stephen Kinnock?
Stephen Kinnock is a Member of Parliament representing Aberafan Maesteg in the House of Commons. See Stephen Kinnock's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Stephen Kinnock represent?
Stephen Kinnock sits as Labour. See Stephen Kinnock's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Stephen Kinnock represent?
Stephen Kinnock is the Member of Parliament for Aberafan Maesteg. See Stephen Kinnock's official Parliament profile.
How long has Stephen Kinnock been an MP?
Stephen Kinnock has served in the House of Commons for 11 years, 2 months. See Stephen Kinnock's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Stephen Kinnock?
Stephen Kinnock has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Stephen Kinnock's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.