At a glanceDamien Egan is a Labour MP for Bristol North East, and has represented the seat for 2 years, 5 months. They have cast 428 votes in Commons divisions (74% attendance), tabled 145 written questions and registered 1 financial interest.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Damien Egan did not vote in 147. 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
- Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] Committee since 24 Jun 2025
- Work and Pensions Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Bristol North East Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 15 Feb 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 421 of 421 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 414 of 414 shared votes
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Adam Thompson
Labour
100.0% · 412 of 412 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 410 of 410 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 408 of 408 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 274 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 149 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 259 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 305 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 276 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.
Miscellaneous1
- Trustee of the Jewish Museum London. This is an unpaid role. (registered 4 Mar 2024)
Written questions
Defence: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve skills in the defence workforce.
Answer · 6 Jul 2026
As the War in Ukraine has proven, we are only as strong as the industry behind it. That is why the Defence Investment Plan reaffirms our £182 million commitment to enhancing defence industry skills across the UK. As part of that, we are launching Defence ...
Multiple Occupation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of Local Authority’s experience of introducing Article 4 Directions covering Houses in Multiple Occupation; and whether any proposals will be brought
Answer · 22 Jun 2026
My Department engages regularly with local authorities about a range of planning matters, including those that have introduced an ‘Article 4’ direction. Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, we consulted on a new National Planning Policy Framework (...
Companies House: Revenue and Customs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason Companies House is using Authorised Corporate Service Providers as an alternative method for HMRC contact.
Answer · 17 Jun 2026
Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs) are agents that can verify the identities of their clients and file information with Companies House on their behalf. They are not an alternative method for HMRC contact.
NHS: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to ensure local Integrated Care Boards are giving adequate resourcing to (a) customer service, (b) complaints and (c) appeals teams.
Answer · 25 Jun 2026
It is for integrated care boards (ICBs) to determine how to make best use of their resources to deliver their duties and responsibilities and meet the healthcare needs of their local populations.Specifically on complaints, the Local Authority Social Servi...
Insurance Companies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department are taking to (a) ensure the compliance of (i) home and (ii) travel insurance firms with their legal obligations and (b) improve consumer protections related to (A) home and (B) travel insu
Answer · 17 Jun 2026
The government recognises the important role of home and travel insurance products in building the financial resilience of consumers and protecting them when things go wrong. The Treasury is responsible for setting the overall legal framework for regulati...
Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the timelines set out in the animal welfare strategy are met.
Answer · 4 Jun 2026
The Animal Welfare Strategy sets out the priority issues that this Government will address, focusing on the changes and improvements that Defra aim to achieve by 2030. Policies will be delivered throughout this time. This Government will convene regular m...
Health Services and Social Services: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use and funding of technology enabled care in the NHS and other care settings.
Answer · 1 Jun 2026
The Government recognises the significant beneficial impact of technology on patient care. Analysis shows that hospitals that make the changes to plug their systems and processes into the NHS App key features alongside broader clinical, operational, and d...
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what equality impact assessment she has undertaken regarding the effect of the increase in Normal Minimum Pension Age on women, particularly those with primary caring responsibilities.
Answer · 26 May 2026
The NMPA is the minimum age at which most pension savers can access their pensions without incurring an unauthorised payments tax charge. The increase in Normal Minimum Pension Age (NMPA) from 55 to 57 will take effect from 6 April 2028. It was announced ...
Speeches in the chamber
6 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I would like to ask about the recruitment freeze on civil service roles in the military. Will it change as a result of the publication of the DIP, and how are skills gaps to be addressed to limit pressure on military personnel?
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
Ground-to-air missile defence is listed as one of the major long-term investments, but not until 2030 to 2035. Given how important missile defences are in modern warfare and NATO’s warning to be prepared by the end of this decade, is this …
29 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
Baroness Morris’s inquiry into white working-class children has identified how, from early years to future jobs, white British boys on free school meals are falling well behind. How will Ministers, with all the reviews going on and all th…
8 Jun 2026 Extremism
Extremism in the UK is growing at an unprecedented rate. Extreme left and extreme right ideologies, alongside growing Islamist extremism, are being fuelled by increasingly brazen interference from foreign states, and we need to be clear-ey…
8 Jun 2026 Extremism
8. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle extremism.
2 Jun 2026 Milburn Review: Interim Report
I welcome the interim report. My question is about work experience. When I was at school, this was typically organised by teachers and gave children a peek into worlds that otherwise would be unimaginable, but today children in my Bristol …
20 Apr 2026 Antisemitic Attacks
Ministers will be aware that the charity sector is being exploited by extremists, with record amounts of money being pumped into British-based organisations with charitable status by our adversaries and hostile states. While these extremis…
10 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
T5. Given the events in the middle east, can the Chancellor share with us what work is being done here and alongside our NATO allies and other partners to understand the economic consequences, people’s changing needs and the impact that …
9 Mar 2026 Middle East: Defence
The targeting of RAF Akrotiri by Iranian proxies is a direct act of aggression against the United Kingdom. The Iranian regime have repeatedly shown their willingness to export terror internationally across multiple fronts. What steps is th…
9 Mar 2026 Immigration Policy
We see reports of armed criminal gangs operating with confidence along the northern coastline of France. My constituents ask what the French authorities are actually doing to deal with the issue. Can the Minister give an update on the ongo…
19 Nov 2025 Engagements
Q8. Immigration is the No. 1 issue on the doorsteps of Bristol North East: most people will ask me about it. They want a firm but also fair approach, but they have been let down over many years. Controlling our borders and knowing who …
2 Sep 2025 Pension Schemes Bill (First sitting)
Q Christopher, a number of us are on the Work and Pensions Committee and we know that one of many big issues is people coming up to retirement and being prepared—even knowing how much they have got to take into retirement. How do you see …
2 Sep 2025 Pension Schemes Bill (First sitting)
So do I.
2 Sep 2025 Pension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)
Q I would like to move us on to the aspects of the Bill that place a duty on schemes to offer members default retirement products. We touched on it a bit this morning. What do you think they could look like? Sophia Singleton: I might s…
1 Sep 2025 NEET: Young People
That is fantastic to hear. Will the Secretary of State set out the practical impact of the west of England youth guarantee trailblazer so far? Assuming that it is positive, will she confirm plans to back it up with more investment, in orde…
1 Sep 2025 NEET: Young People
13. What steps is she taking to support young people into employment, education or training in Bristol North East constituency.
16 Jun 2025 Iran-Israel Conflict
A painful lesson of Israeli and, indeed, Jewish history is that when someone says that they want to destroy them, we must believe them. The Iranian regime has made its intentions to destroy Israel clear for decades now. We will all be fami…
19 May 2025 Topical Questions
T3. With the defence review coming, alongside the welcome extra investment in defence, how will things change so that more school leavers in Bristol can learn about the opportunities in the military and across Bristol’s wider defence sec…
12 May 2025 Winter Fuel Payment: Means-testing
This morning, the Work and Pensions Committee was at the Welsh Assembly, where we heard from Wales’s Older People’s Commissioner as part of our pensioner poverty review. I was impressed that Wales has a role with real legal clout. From wha…
2 Apr 2025 School-based Nursery Capital Grants
I would like to express my gratitude and welcome this news today. Two new nurseries will be opening in Bristol North East, the Tynings school in Staple Hill and Avanti Gardens in Fishponds, both areas that have lots of young families but n…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Pension Schemes Bill 15 Jul 2025 – 11 Sep 2025
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 12 Feb 2025 – 18 Mar 2025
Previous seats
- Kingswood · Elected 1 time 15 Feb 2024 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Beckenham 6 May 2010
- Weston-Super-Mare 5 May 2005
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency Office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Damien Egan, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Damien Egan?
Damien Egan is a Member of Parliament representing Bristol North East in the House of Commons. See Damien Egan's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Damien Egan represent?
Damien Egan sits as Labour. See Damien Egan's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Damien Egan represent?
Damien Egan is the Member of Parliament for Bristol North East. See Damien Egan's official Parliament profile.
How long has Damien Egan been an MP?
Damien Egan has served in the House of Commons for 2 years, 5 months. See Damien Egan's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Damien Egan?
Damien Egan has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Damien Egan's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.