Member of Parliament
Kanishka Narayan
Labour MP for Vale of Glamorgan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
At a glanceKanishka Narayan is a Labour MP for Vale of Glamorgan, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology). They have cast 442 votes in Commons divisions (77% attendance), tabled 68 written questions and registered 3 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Kanishka Narayan did not vote in 133. 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 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology).
Current roles
- Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Committee since 21 Jan 2026
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) Government post · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology since 7 Sep 2025
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee since 18 Jun 2025
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Vale of Glamorgan Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Josh Fenton-Glynn
Labour
100.0% · 383 of 383 shared votes
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Carolyn Harris
Labour
100.0% · 379 of 379 shared votes
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Afzal Khan
Labour
100.0% · 369 of 369 shared votes
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Bambos Charalambous
Labour
100.0% · 356 of 356 shared votes
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Bill Esterson
Labour
100.0% · 329 of 329 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 268 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.9% · 2 of 226 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.4% · 4 of 291 shared votes
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Esther McVey
Conservative
1.4% · 3 of 221 shared votes
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James Cartlidge
Conservative
1.5% · 5 of 334 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 MP3
- Mundev Wouhra - £10,000.00 (registered 5 Mar 2026)
- Mundev Wouhra - £10,000.00 (registered 2 Jan 2026)
- India Legal Services Limited - £4,000.00 (registered 8 Aug 2025)
Written questions
Epilepsy: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support research into (i) Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) and (ii) epilepsy-related mortality, (b) improve understanding of the causes of thos
Answer · 11 Jul 2025
The Department funds research into epilepsy via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR has funded a range of ongoing and completed epilepsy research, including research into the development of a wireless intracranial neuromon...
Pensions Ombudsman: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times at the Pensions Ombudsman for (a) older pensioners and (b) other people.
Answer · 1 Jul 2025
The Pension Ombudsman (TPO) has experienced a significant increase in complaints over several years, and this trend is continuing. This has impacted on waiting times for cases to be allocated to specialists. TPO does not differentiate or collect data on a...
Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support manufacturers of (a) 44-tonne and (b) all weights of volumetric concrete mixers.
Answer · 27 May 2025
The Department has supported the transition of volumetric concrete mixer (VCM) operators and manufacturers by providing a 10-year temporary weight exemption, allowing time to adapt to compliant vehicles.The temporary arrangement will conclude in 2028. Exi...
Primodos
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to (a) launch a further review into and (b) consider the potential merits of (i) recognition and (ii) redress for people affected by the historic use of Primodos.
Answer · 22 May 2025
The Government is sympathetic to the families who believe that they have suffered because of using hormone pregnancy tests.An Expert Working Group of the Independent Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) reviewed the available scientific evidence in 2017 an...
Mileage Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates for employees who use their own vehicles for work purposes, in the context of trends in the level of (a) fuel and (b) maintenance c
Answer · 28 May 2025
Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.The rates for cars are 45 pence per mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25 pence per mile thereafter. These...
Veterans: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the VALOUR support system is accessible to veterans in (a) rural and (b) remote areas.
Answer · 27 May 2025
VALOUR is a new commitment to establish the first-ever UK-wide approach to veteran support. It will ensure easier access to essential care and support is available, wherever they live in the UK. This regional approach, based on a network of VALOUR support...
Defence: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase in defence spending on the economy in Wales.
Answer · 30 Apr 2025
At the Spring Statement, the Chancellor increased the defence budget by £2.2 billion in 2025-26. This will boost the Welsh economy and our thriving defence sector, where the Ministry of Defence is already supporting 7,700 jobs across the length and breadt...
Public Bodies: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to introduce the proposed Hillsborough Law, including a legal duty of candour for public servants.
Answer · 14 Apr 2025
Our thoughts remain with those affected by the Hillsborough disaster and we will get them the justice they deserve. Having consulted with these groups over the past few weeks, we believe more time is needed to draft the best version of a Hillsborough Law....
Speeches in the chamber
1 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that critical question for Britain’s creative sector. Just yesterday, on British IP Day, I met with the Alliance for Intellectual Property, including artists, authors, publishers, journalists and media or…
1 Jul 2026 Social Media: Dangerous Content
I first pay tribute to the families that I have met who have raised the issue of suicide forums, which the hon. Member rightly raises. I have committed to them in the past that we will continue to press for quicker remedies for them when t…
1 Jul 2026 Social Media: Dangerous Content
I first thank my hon. Friend for championing an incredibly important cause. Content promoting eating disorders is horrific, and I have to be clear that not just at the age of 16, but under the Online Safety Act 2023, platforms must already…
1 Jul 2026 Social Media: Dangerous Content
This Government have led the world in tackling dangerous content online, including in law with illegal content duties that platforms must comply with, with our full backing for Ofcom’s enforcement of them, and by strengthening the law, wit…
1 Jul 2026 Ofcom: Crisis Response Protocol
May I, as ever, thank the Chair of the Select Committee for such a depth of expertise and experience, and in particular for the report that she mentioned, which has formed the basis of a lot of our thinking? There are clear things that we …
1 Jul 2026 Ofcom: Crisis Response Protocol
Do we want tougher accountability? Absolutely. That is why the codes published mean stronger review mechanisms, a direct line to law enforcement and a clear crisis playbook required of risky platforms. Do we want it to be faster? Absolutel…
1 Jul 2026 Ofcom: Crisis Response Protocol
Keeping people safe online at moments of real danger is a top priority for this Government. That is why we have asked Ofcom to expedite its work on updates to its codes of practice under the Online Safety Act 2023. All services face strict…
23 Jun 2026 Role of Big Tech in Society
The right hon. Gentleman raises an important point, and I am personally interested in how we rest more agency and control in the hands of the British public and the British state when it comes to data. There are clear rules and regulations…
23 Jun 2026 Role of Big Tech in Society
It is always a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy, but it is a particular pleasure when we are discussing questions of digital markets and regulation, because I know that you bring expertise in and experience of these issu…
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. It has been a privilege to take this vital piece of legislation through the House. I thank everyone who has played a role in getting the Bill to this stage, including the noble Ba…
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
I can confirm that the Government will be very happy to engage on this question further with my hon. Friend and the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith). I commend the Bill to the House.
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
As ever, I would be delighted to work with the Chair of the Select Committee on a range of technology questions, including this one. I am delighted with the support that this House has shown for the intention and principles of the Bill,…
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
I will not, because I am testing the patience of Madam Deputy Speaker—[Interruption.] With your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will give way.
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
As I say, I agree with much of the right hon. Gentleman’s diagnosis. Let me state in more detail the reasons for objecting on the mechanism. First, the provisions for information sharing are deeply discretionary for UK regulators. Secondly…
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
The hon. and learned Gentleman will be aware from a response I recently gave him that both the complexity of the EU’s AI Act and its interaction with the Windsor framework are under consideration at the moment. The EU has made a proposal a…
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
Given the specificity of his question, I will suggest that I come back to my hon. Friend. The broad thrust is that through our investment control legislation and procurement legislation, there are a series of responsibilities on Department…
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
I would be delighted to.
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
I will give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central and Headingley in the first instance and then to my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar.
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
I will make some further progress. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central and Headingley for his amendment relating to AI emergencies. I recognise his concerns, as well as those of my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath …
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
It is rare for me to have a point of divergence with the Chair of the Select Committee, given her experience and expertise. However, on that question I am absolutely not saying that Government support is limited only to the certain number …
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 13 May 2025 – 14 May 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Kanishka Narayan, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Kanishka Narayan?
Kanishka Narayan is a Member of Parliament representing Vale of Glamorgan in the House of Commons. See Kanishka Narayan's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Kanishka Narayan represent?
Kanishka Narayan sits as Labour. See Kanishka Narayan's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Kanishka Narayan represent?
Kanishka Narayan is the Member of Parliament for Vale of Glamorgan. See Kanishka Narayan's official Parliament profile.
How long has Kanishka Narayan been an MP?
Kanishka Narayan has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Kanishka Narayan's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Kanishka Narayan?
Kanishka Narayan has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Kanishka Narayan's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.