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Olivia Blake

Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam

At a glanceOlivia Blake is a Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam, and has represented the seat for 6 years, 7 months. They have cast 464 votes in Commons divisions (81% attendance), tabled 695 written questions and registered 6 financial interests.

Votes cast464
Attendance81%
Voted Aye237
Voted No227
Voted with party97.8%
Rebellions10

Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Olivia Blake did not vote in 111. 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
Olivia Blake is the Labour MP for Sheffield Hallam, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
Current roles3 held
  • Environmental Audit Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
  • Sheffield Hallam Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
  • Labour Party since 12 Dec 2019
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
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
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

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Register of financial interests6 entries

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Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP4
  • The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £9,945.00 (registered 16 Apr 2026)
  • The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £3,250.00 (registered 5 Jan 2026)
  • Zero Hour Ltd - £9,147.00 (registered 12 Aug 2025)
  • The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) - £19,500.00 (registered 2 Apr 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
  • Myleene Klass - £450.00 (registered 17 Dec 2025)
Visits outside the UK1
  • International visit to France on 12 June 2025 (registered 4 Jul 2025)

Source: Register of Interests on parliament.uk.

Written questions695 tabled
Housing: Overcrowding 14 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to amend the definition of statutory overcrowding to prevent living and dining rooms being defined as bedrooms.

Answer · 23 Jul 2026

The government has no current plans to amend the definition of overcrowding found in Part X of the Housing Act 1985.

ADHD 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment they have made of the consistency and adequacy of shared-care protocols for adults with ADHD across integrated care boards.

Answer · 14 Jul 2026

It is the responsibility of integrated care boards in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including providing access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment, tr...

ADHD 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support is being provided to GPs to enable them to participate in shared-care arrangements for ADHD.

Answer · 14 Jul 2026

It is the responsibility of integrated care boards in England to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including providing access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment, tr...

Pregnancy 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with Integrated Care Boards on the potential impact of women who are on waiting lists for medical treatment on their decision-making for when they have child

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

The Department has not held specific discussions with integrated care boards on the potential impact of women being on waiting lists for medical treatment on their decisions about when to have children.We recognise that long waits for treatment can have a...

Heart Diseases 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to recruit NHS cardiologists (a) nationally and (b) in regions suffering from shortages.

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

Decisions on recruitment and employment are a matter for individual National Health Service trusts which manage their recruitment at a local level, ensuring they have the right number of staff in place, with the right skill mix, to deliver safe and effect...

Heart Diseases: Waiting Lists 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce cardiology waiting lists (a) nationally and (b) in South Yorkshire.

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

We are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment across all specialties, including cardiology. As a first step to...

Heart Diseases 6 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the shortage of consultant cardiologists on NHS waiting lists (i) nationally and (ii) in South Yorkshire.

Answer · 13 Jul 2026

No assessment has been made. We are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment across all specialties, including c...

Kashmir: Politics and Government 1 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what coordination has taken place between her Department and international partners regarding the ongoing issues in Jammu and Kashmir.

Answer · 6 Jul 2026

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 16 June in response to Question 7530, and I can assure her that we are continuing to monitor developments carefully, and discuss them with our international counterparts as necessary.

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Early day motions18 tabled
Speeches in the chamber415 on record

6 Jul 2026   Civil Service Pensions

Mr Evans applied for early release of his civil service pension on health grounds because of terminal illness in November 2025, but sadly passed away this May. His case is still not resolved, despite repeated urgent representations from my…

2 Jul 2026   Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents

I declare an interest as a leasehold homeowner, which is very common in Sheffield. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi) for securing this important debate. I agree wholeheartedly with the…

2 Jul 2026   Historical Forced Adoption

I thank the Prime Minister wholeheartedly for this apology. Everyone present can see the pain, and the real need for this. I want to ask quite a technical point about the national online resource. Families often end up paying huge amounts …

24 Jun 2026   Climate Change

Obviously we cannot do this on our own, which is why the global leadership we show in this space is very important. We have international agreements that aim for 1.5°, but as we have heard, we are heading more towards 2°, 3° or 4°. Moving …

24 Jun 2026   Climate Change

I wonder whether the hon. Member will vote against this measure. That would tell her constituents very clearly her view on this matter. Back in 2008, under a Labour Government, the UK became the first country to introduce a comprehensiv…

24 Jun 2026   Climate Change

I declare an interest as chair of the climate and nature crisis caucus. I also refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a pleasure to speak in support of the Carbon Budget Order 2026. As I stand h…

23 Jun 2026   Puberty Blockers

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Edinburgh West (Christine Jardine), and I agree wholeheartedly with her comments about homophobia. I remind the House that I am a former biomedical scientist, and I have probably read lots …

21 Apr 2026   Wheelchair Provision: Independent Review Body

Alongside the postcode lottery my hon. Friend outlines, the impact on young people accessing education has huge implications. Not being able to view that data also impacts our understanding of why children might not be attending school. Do…

23 Feb 2026   Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving

I declare an interest: I chair the all-party parliamentary group on SEND, and my partner is training to be a teacher. I thank the Front Benchers for the way in which they have conducted this review. I have been pleasantly surprised to see …

10 Feb 2026   Local Power Plan

The shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith), would do well to remember the measly £60 million that the previous Government spent on community projects, and the fact that they were opposed to GB Energy, whereas…

10 Feb 2026   Topical Questions

I welcome the Secretary of State’s leadership in restoring momentum on net zero. Will he outline how the Government’s energy and climate strategies will be underpinned by clear delivery plans, milestones and transparent reporting to Parlia…

10 Feb 2026   Topical Questions

T1.  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

27 Jan 2026   Commonhold and Leasehold Reform

I thank the Minister for his statement; the measures will radically improve the system. He will be aware that over 170 houses in my constituency have had their freeholds purchased by Andrew Milne, who is now demanding that residents pay su…

20 Jan 2026   ADHD Diagnosis

The review highlighted the lack of cross-Government working, so I wonder whether, for example, Access to Work could be looked at. Self-employed people currently have to wait six months to access it, and it is obviously a form of early inte…

20 Jan 2026   ADHD Diagnosis

Absolutely. Just to go back to myself again, in a very ADHD way, I did art and drama alongside sciences. I became a scientist before I came here, but without the art and drama I would never have succeeded in science. I think it is really i…

20 Jan 2026   ADHD Diagnosis

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson) for securing this debate and for raising awareness of the case of Matty Lock. I declare an interest as the chai…

17 Dec 2025   Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025

Given that many of these institutions are universities with licences, and hundreds of scientists and labs work under the 135 licences that the Minister has described, many of which have nothing to do with vaccines, is this not a knee-jerk …

17 Dec 2025   Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025

It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Alec. I have to say, I was a tiny bit anxious about speaking on this issue today, because of the risk of being painted a hypocrite or a traitor to my scientific comrades. I am a biomedi…

16 Dec 2025   Planning Reform

I thank the Minister for his statement. I am very pleased, as I know my constituents will be, to hear about the swift bricks. Ours is a city of nature lovers, and I know that people have been very concerned about BNG, which has been mentio…

16 Dec 2025   No Recourse to Public Funds: Homelessness

I wonder if the Minister wants to make particular comment about violence against women and girls and the impact of the NRPF condition.

Source: contributions on parliament.uk.

Full parliamentary career10 past posts

Opposition posts

  • Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero) · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 4 Dec 2021 – 15 Jun 2022
  • Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 14 May 2021 – 4 Dec 2021

Committee memberships

  • Great British Energy Bill 11 Sep 2024 – 15 Oct 2024
  • Public Accounts Committee 4 Jul 2022 – 30 May 2024
  • Energy Bill [HL] 17 May 2023 – 29 Jun 2023
  • Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill 1 Mar 2023 – 8 Mar 2023
  • Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill 16 Nov 2022 – 23 Nov 2022
  • Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill 3 Nov 2021 – 18 Nov 2021
  • Public Accounts Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 13 Jul 2021

Previous seats

  • Sheffield, Hallam · Elected 1 time 12 Dec 2019 – 30 May 2024

Source: parliamentary career on parliament.uk.

Expenses£14,332 · 2025/26
Office Costs£10,612
Accommodation£2,296
Miscellaneous£1,424

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Who is Olivia Blake?

Olivia Blake is a Member of Parliament representing Sheffield Hallam in the House of Commons. See Olivia Blake's official Parliament profile.

Which party does Olivia Blake represent?

Olivia Blake sits as Labour. See Olivia Blake's official Parliament profile.

Which constituency does Olivia Blake represent?

Olivia Blake is the Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam. See Olivia Blake's official Parliament profile.

How long has Olivia Blake been an MP?

Olivia Blake has served in the House of Commons for 6 years, 7 months. See Olivia Blake's official Parliament profile.

What registered interests are listed for Olivia Blake?

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

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