Member of Parliament

Anna Turley

Labour (Co-op) MP for Redcar

Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)

At a glanceAnna Turley is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Redcar, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office). They have cast 432 votes in Commons divisions (75% attendance), tabled 315 written questions and registered 6 financial interests.

Votes cast432

Attendance75%

Voted Aye232

Voted No200

Voted with party99.8%

Rebellions1

Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Anna Turley did not vote in 86. 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

The Rt Hon Anna Turley is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Redcar, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
She currently holds the Government post of Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office).

Current roles3 held

Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) Government post · Cabinet Office since 6 Sep 2025
Redcar Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Labour Party since 7 May 2015

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
8 Jul 2026	Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026	Aye
8 Jul 2026	Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026	Aye
8 Jul 2026	Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026	Aye
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

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Voting alignmentmost and least similar MPs

Votes most like

Jessica Morden Labour 100.0% · 352 of 352 shared votes
Fred Thomas Labour 100.0% · 307 of 307 shared votes
Mr Connor Rand Labour 100.0% · 274 of 274 shared votes
Yvette Cooper Labour 100.0% · 139 of 139 shared votes
Lisa Nandy Labour 100.0% · 128 of 128 shared votes

Votes least like

Sir Roger Gale Conservative 0.4% · 1 of 254 shared votes
George Freeman Conservative 0.9% · 2 of 231 shared votes
Sir James Cleverly Conservative 1.0% · 3 of 291 shared votes
Sir Geoffrey Cox Conservative 1.5% · 3 of 200 shared votes
Mrs Kemi Badenoch Conservative 1.5% · 2 of 132 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.

Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1

Gordon Banham - £2,000.00 (registered 27 May 2026)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources3

EFL - £900.00 (registered 14 Jun 2026)
The Twinning Project - £1,250.00 (registered 27 May 2026)
EFL - £900.00 (registered 19 Mar 2026)

Miscellaneous2

Chair of the Labour Party, I receive £31,680 per annum. (registered 30 Jun 2026)
School Governor, Whale Hill Primary School. This is an unpaid role. (registered 4 Aug 2024)

Source: Register of Interests on parliament.uk.

Written questions315 tabled

Legal Opinion: Kinship Care and Parents 24 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has for the future funding of independent legal advice for (a) parents and (b) kinship carers involved in the child welfare and family justice system after April 2020.

Answer · 29 Oct 2019

In the Legal Support Action plan published in February 2019 the Government committed to increase the scope for legal aid in family law cases to cover all Special Guardianship Orders in private family law cases; and removing the means test for those with p...

Sirius Minerals 15 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to Sirius Minerals PLC of the decision by his Department not to support a finance package for that company's Woodsmith Mine project.

Answer · 21 Oct 2019

Sirius Minerals have recently made a statement to adjust their work programme and undertake a strategic review of the project. The Government will continue to monitor the progress of the work. Sirius Minerals have stated they will continue to find alterna...

Sirius Minerals 15 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the local economy of his Department's decision to not support a finance package for Sirius Minerals' Woodsmith Mine project.

Answer · 21 Oct 2019

Natural Gas: Energy Supply 2 Sep 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, by how much her Department plans to increase the proportion of green gas in the gas network; and if

Answer · 5 Sep 2019

In this year’s Spring Statement, the Government stated our commitment to accelerating the decarbonisation of our gas supplies by increasing the proportion of green gas in the grid and to consult on the appropriate mechanism to deliver this commitment late...

Cycling and Walking 2 Sep 2019 · Department for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish a report to Parliament on the Government's objectives for walking and cycling as set out in the statutory 2017 Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.

Answer · 5 Sep 2019

The Department for Transport (DfT) plans to publish the road safety statistics for England in September. As it would be useful to include this data in its progress report, and given the prorogation of Parliament, DfT is planning to publish the progress re...

Food 26 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the development of local food plans.

Answer · 1 May 2019

The Government works closely with the full spectrum of food and drink businesses across the country to promote growth, jobs, productivity and exports. We engage with businesses both directly and through trade associations, Local Enterprise Partnerships, r...

Kinship Care: Women 18 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to support female kinship carers who care as a result of alcohol misuse.

Answer · 25 Apr 2019

The Department for Education has advised that the Government issued statutory guidance in 2011 for local authorities about supporting family and friends providing care for children who cannot live with their parents. The guidance makes it clear that child...

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing 18 Apr 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much revenue the removal of the spare room subsidy has generated for the public purse since its introduction.

Answer · 25 Apr 2019

The removal of the spare room subsidy (RSRS) policy has not generated revenue for the public purse. However, this policy has saved over £1.7bn since its introduction in April 2013. A breakdown by financial year is provided in the table below: Total Estima...

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Early day motions6 tabled

23 Oct 2024	Grangetown Netball Club’s contribution to sport and the community in Redcar and Cleveland	4 sig.
27 Mar 2019	PEOPLE'S VOTE	5 sig.
17 Oct 2018	INTERNATIONAL STAMMERING AWARENESS DAY	66 sig.
26 Jun 2018	CO-OPERATIVES FORTNIGHT	24 sig.
23 Oct 2015	SAVE OUR STEEL CAMPAIGN	31 sig.
14 Sep 2015	TEAM UK AT WORLDSKILLS SÃO PAULO 2015	29 sig.

Speeches in the chamber543 on record

1 Jul 2026 MPs’ Second Jobs: Prohibition

I appreciate the Chair’s reflection, thank you. I will simply say that it is nice for some Members of Parliament to see a safe and secure future, which I am sure many of our constituents would dearly love for themselves. My concern abou…

1 Jul 2026 MPs’ Second Jobs: Prohibition

It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I want to reassure you before I begin that I have notified the Members I will be mentioning today. I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (…

25 Jun 2026 Civil Service Jobs: Relocation

The hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. We have to get the balance right. We have many fantastic civil servants embedded in their communities and delivering for them, which is great, but I am sure that he will agree with me on t…

25 Jun 2026 Civil Service Jobs: Relocation

I am delighted to join my hon. Friend in welcoming the opening of the Ministry of Defence indoor testing facility in Swindon; it is great news. He is right that it is vital that the civil service opportunities that it provides are strateg…

25 Jun 2026 Civil Service Jobs: Relocation

I thank my hon. Friend for a really important question. I started my career as a civil servant, and I recommend that career to all young people; it is a truly brilliant career to start off in. We want those opportunities to be everywhere a…

25 Jun 2026 Civil Service Jobs: Relocation

This Government are committed to delivering a truly national civil service, one that lives and breathes the communities that we represent across the UK. We have exceeded our target, having relocated 23,000 roles from London, and are now co…

28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges

The Cabinet Secretary said that it was due process.

16 Mar 2026 Member Defections: Automatic By-elections

Forgive me; my view, and that of the Government, is very clear. It is for each hon. Member to decide; it is not for the Government or Parliament to have a mechanism that forces people. People should examine their conscience: if they feel t…

16 Mar 2026 Member Defections: Automatic By-elections

The hon. Gentleman raises a really important point. There is always a balance and a trade-off, which we all make as MPs, between that judgment and a sense of shared and collective responsibility. It comes back to the point I made at the be…

16 Mar 2026 Member Defections: Automatic By-elections

The hon. Gentleman is very impatient, because I was barely getting started on my speech. I will address that, because it is an important question that we have to challenge ourselves with, and it is right that we are here to debate it today…

16 Mar 2026 Member Defections: Automatic By-elections

I, for one, feel robbed of your contribution to this debate, Sir Roger; I think it would have been fascinating. It genuinely has been a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship and a privilege to listen to the debate. I have certainly lea…

5 Mar 2026 Topical Questions

I thank my hon. Friend for that really important question. We have undertaken an arm’s length body review, and it is making serious progress. We have already seen NHS England removed, to make sure that we bring our important services unde…

2 Mar 2026 Public Right to a Vote of No Confidence

Sorry—that is a manifesto pledge that we are implementing. I thank the hon. Gentleman for the clarity. There is also the National Wealth Fund, to support investment in our national infrastructure across the country—delivered; Great Brit…

2 Mar 2026 Public Right to a Vote of No Confidence

I recognise the hon. Member’s distinction, and I think he is absolutely right. I very much enjoy the role of our fourth estate, but there are many who constantly seek upheaval and drama in politics, which, for those of us focused on delive…

2 Mar 2026 Public Right to a Vote of No Confidence

That is absolutely on the record. But the reason that we had those general elections was because of the chaos and instability that the hon. Member’s Government brought about, including the resignation of a wide number of Ministers, which I…

2 Mar 2026 Public Right to a Vote of No Confidence

It is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for introducing the debate, and thank the hon. Members for Chippenham (Sarah Gibson) an…

4 Feb 2026 Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration

I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s flagging that point, and I was coming to that. I have taken the quite unusual step of bringing a print-out for colleagues, which will be available at the end of the debate and will be shared with colleague…

4 Feb 2026 Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration

It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I have a civil service pension, having started my career in the Home Office in 2001…

12 Jan 2026 Call for General Election

The hon. Gentleman was in Parliament when 2,300 jobs in the steel industry were lost overnight in my constituency. We had to deal with the consequences of that. His party know all about putting people out of work. This is about breaking th…

12 Jan 2026 Call for General Election

The hon. Member got up and talked about the glass being half-empty. If we are restoring trust in politics, it is important that we remind people about all the things that are happening. Of course, we know that it takes time for people to f…

Source: contributions on parliament.uk.

Full parliamentary career10 past posts

Government posts

Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury · HM Treasury 10 Jul 2024 – 6 Sep 2025

Opposition posts

Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 18 Sep 2015 – 27 Jun 2016

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Anna Turley, answered from official Parliament data.

Who is Anna Turley?

Anna Turley is a Member of Parliament representing Redcar in the House of Commons. See Anna Turley's official Parliament profile.

Which party does Anna Turley represent?

Anna Turley sits as Labour (Co-op). See Anna Turley's official Parliament profile.

Which constituency does Anna Turley represent?

Anna Turley is the Member of Parliament for Redcar. See Anna Turley's official Parliament profile.

How long has Anna Turley been an MP?

Anna Turley has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Anna Turley's official Parliament profile.

What registered interests are listed for Anna Turley?

Anna Turley has 6 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Anna Turley's official Parliament profile.

Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.