At a glanceKate Osborne is a Labour MP for Jarrow and Gateshead East, and has represented the seat for 6 years, 7 months. They have cast 344 votes in Commons divisions (60% attendance), tabled 290 written questions and registered 4 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Kate Osborne did not vote in 231. 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
Current roles
- Jarrow and Gateshead East Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 12 Dec 2019
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Kim Johnson
Labour
99.6% · 269 of 270 shared votes
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Ms Stella Creasy
Labour (Co-op)
99.3% · 287 of 289 shared votes
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Peter Dowd
Labour
99.2% · 256 of 258 shared votes
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Clive Lewis
Labour
99.2% · 241 of 243 shared votes
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Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour
99.0% · 311 of 314 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
2.2% · 5 of 226 shared votes
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Mark Pritchard
Conservative
2.5% · 5 of 201 shared votes
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Sir Jeremy Wright
Conservative
2.7% · 5 of 186 shared votes
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Joy Morrissey
Conservative
2.9% · 7 of 239 shared votes
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Stuart Anderson
Conservative
2.9% · 7 of 238 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.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) - £2,000.00 (registered 20 Aug 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- Football Supporters’ Association - £675.00 (registered 28 Aug 2025)
Shareholdings1
- Shares in Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd (registered 14 Oct 2022)
Miscellaneous1
- Director of Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (registered 14 Oct 2022)
Written questions
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending the fuel duty freeze on CPI inflation.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
I refer the honourable member to the answer given to UIN 9699 on 23 June 2026.
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the forthcoming changes to earned settlement will preserve eligibility to apply for settlement after five years under Appendix Settlement Protection for people granted five years’ permission t
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
On 5 March 2026, the Home Office updated the Immigration Rules to reduce the length of refugee and humanitarian protection permission to stay, for adults and accompanied asylum seeking children who claimed asylum from 2 March 2026, from 5 years to 30 mont...
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June to Question 6798 on Travellers: Caravan Sites, how many new Gypsy and Traveller sites and pitches have been built since September 2024.
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
My Department does not hold the information requested.
Fuels: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the continued freeze in fuel duty on (a) CPI inflation and (b) the cost of living.
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
The extension of the temporary 5 pence per litre cut to fuel duty rates until 31 December 2026 will help to reduce pressure on costs at the pump and provides certainty to motorists. The measure will have a direct effect on the Consumer Price Index (CPI); ...
Credit Reference Agencies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the length of time Credit Reference Agencies retain information on defaults; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of limiting that length of time,
Answer · 17 Jun 2026
Credit files play an important role in supporting informed and responsible lending decisions. They should contain factual information, including records of defaults, which typically form a key part of lenders’ assessments of creditworthiness. Organisation...
Travellers: Caravan Sites
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to implement the recommendation issued by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2024 to ‘ensure the provision of ade
Answer · 10 Jun 2026
The Government is committed to ensuring that prejudice and discrimination have no place in our society. The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against discrimination for people because of various characteristics, including race, which covers colour, na...
Post Office: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Post Office Ltd’s franchising model in maintaining community access to Post Office services where branches are located within retail premises that su
Answer · 5 Jun 2026
The Government recognises the impact that post office and retail closures can have on employees, communities and access to essential services. The proposed closure of certain Morrisons stores is a commercial decision by the retailer rather than Post Offic...
Morrisons: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with Morrisons on its reported plans to close 100 Morrisons Daily stores, including the store on Edinburgh Road in Jarrow; and what assessment he has made of the potentia
Answer · 9 Jun 2026
While this is a commercial decision for Morrisons, we understand that this will be a concerning time for workers and their families. A broad range of support is available for those affected, including through Jobcentre Plus and the Rapid Response Service....
Early day motions
| 19 May 2026 | Trans+ History Week | 24 sig. |
| 18 May 2026 | 84th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Tilawa | 9 sig. |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Steve Cram CBE | 14 sig. |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Lesbian Visibility Week 2025 | 16 sig. |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Mary Lyons | 4 sig. |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Trans+ History Week | 69 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
Yes, setting out a timeline would be most helpful. I recognise the work of the Minister for Equalities, my hon. Friend the Member for Reading West and Mid Berkshire (Olivia Bailey), and the time she has taken to speak to me over the last f…
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West (Naz Shah) for her brilliant opening contribution to the debate on the Gracious Speech. I acknowledge that this Government have delivered—from renters’ rights and ending no-fault evict…
25 Feb 2026 Student Loan Repayment Plans
It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing this important debate. The debate is timely, as I have recently been working on a case for my constit…
12 Feb 2026 LGBT+ History Month
I share my hon. Friend’s concerns about the far right and others. While we celebrate the trailblazers—the organisers, artists and campaigners; the nurses and carers who held hands in hospital wards when families would not visit; the fri…
12 Feb 2026 LGBT+ History Month
It is a huge honour to co-lead this debate with my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome). We share many things, not least our proud queer identities and a deep commitment to equality, so I am pleased to have worked to…
4 Feb 2026 Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for initiating this debate. I have been inundated with emails from constituents in Jarrow …
8 Jul 2025 Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1
Sir Wyn rightly highlights the role Fujitsu must play in restorative justice. I remind the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin), and the House that I asked the previous Government to pause and re…
24 Apr 2025 Lesbian Visibility Week
I thank all who spoke here and ensured that they did so with respect and care. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tipton and Wednesbury (Antonia Bance) for sharing her proud lesbian mama status, and for her commitment to fight for equal…
24 Apr 2025 Lesbian Visibility Week
In this as in so many other ways, young people can often teach us a lesson or two. I am pleased that my hon. Friend referenced Sue Sanders, as I did in my speech last year, and all the great work she has done over the years with Schools OU…
24 Apr 2025 Lesbian Visibility Week
Yes, I believe that only now, with a Labour Government, will we see the continued advancement of LGBT rights, as we have in the past. While we are on the topic of the judgment, let me say that it does not offer clarity. I believe that i…
24 Apr 2025 Lesbian Visibility Week
I absolutely agree, and will touch on that later. As a community, we are always stronger when we are together, and we will always have T as part of the LGBT community. Given the global attacks on our LGBT+ community, we need to find tha…
24 Apr 2025 Lesbian Visibility Week
I beg to move, That this House has considered Lesbian Visibility Week. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Butler. In this debate we are considering that this House believes LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people shou…
13 Feb 2025 LGBT+ History Month
It is an honour to speak in the main Chamber in this Parliament, which, as Mr Speaker told us the other night at his reception, is the gayest Parliament in the world. LGBT History Month has never been more needed, as politicians of all pol…
18 Dec 2024 Banning Conversion Practices
Last week, I held a meeting in Parliament with a panel of trans people talking about their experiences of so-called conversion therapy, and their evidence was harrowing. I thank the MPs and the Minister who attended that meeting to listen …
18 Dec 2024 Banning Conversion Practices
11. What steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.
11 Dec 2024 Puberty-suppressing Hormones
I wrote to the Secretary of State this morning, before his statement was announced, to highlight that a Council of Europe report notes that gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans minors in the UK is almost impossible to access, and tha…
5 Nov 2024 Income Tax (Charge)
I congratulate all hon. Members making their maiden speeches today, especially my regional colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson). I am proud that, while making history as the first ever woman to de…
28 Oct 2024 Leasehold Reform
My constituent David has reported that his service charge has tripled in the past few years, even though dangerous cladding has still not been removed, leaving him in a leasehold debt trap with an unsellable property. I thank the Minister …
28 Oct 2024 Leasehold Reform
14. What steps she plans to take to reform the leasehold system.
9 Sep 2024 Post Office Horizon: Redress
I welcome today’s statement on the appeals process, and thank Ministers for their engagement with me on this issue and in advance of the meetings we will have later this week. Horizon victims are understandably wary of Post Office involvem…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Finance Committee (Commons) 18 Nov 2024 – 1 Dec 2025
- Backbench Business Committee 27 Nov 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Women and Equalities Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill 28 Feb 2024 – 6 Mar 2024
- Backbench Business Committee 25 May 2021 – 26 Oct 2023
- Education Committee 13 Jul 2021 – 13 Mar 2023
- Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill 16 Nov 2022 – 23 Nov 2022
- Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2 Mar 2022 – 22 Mar 2022
- Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill 8 Dec 2021 – 15 Dec 2021
- Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill 24 Nov 2021 – 28 Nov 2021
- Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) 27 Oct 2021 – 3 Nov 2021
- Building Safety Bill 9 Sep 2021 – 26 Oct 2021
- National Insurance Contributions Bill 16 Jun 2021 – 22 Jun 2021
Previous seats
- Jarrow · Elected 1 time 12 Dec 2019 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
0191 466 1509
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
The Clervaux Exchange, Clervaux Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5UP
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Kate Osborne, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Kate Osborne?
Kate Osborne is a Member of Parliament representing Jarrow and Gateshead East in the House of Commons. See Kate Osborne's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Kate Osborne represent?
Kate Osborne sits as Labour. See Kate Osborne's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Kate Osborne represent?
Kate Osborne is the Member of Parliament for Jarrow and Gateshead East. See Kate Osborne's official Parliament profile.
How long has Kate Osborne been an MP?
Kate Osborne has served in the House of Commons for 6 years, 7 months. See Kate Osborne's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Kate Osborne?
Kate Osborne has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Kate Osborne's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.