At a glanceTom Collins is a Labour MP for Worcester, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 510 votes in Commons divisions (89% attendance) and tabled 17 written questions.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Tom Collins did not vote in 65. 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
- Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Committee since 22 Jun 2026
- Ecclesiastical Committee Committee since 5 Nov 2024
- Worcester Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 486 of 486 shared votes
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Paulette Hamilton
Labour
100.0% · 446 of 446 shared votes
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
100.0% · 444 of 444 shared votes
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Rushanara Ali
Labour
100.0% · 439 of 439 shared votes
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Frank McNally
Labour
100.0% · 437 of 437 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 270 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 314 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 311 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 292 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.5% · 5 of 329 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.
Written questions
Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the role of Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner is filled in December.
Answer · 10 Jun 2026
In line with the requirements of the Governance Code on Public Appointments, the Department is following usual processes associated with public appointments in preparation for the current Commissioner's term ending in December.
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent progress his Department has made in encouraging a shift from animal testing towards greater use of synthetic analogues for human biological systems.
Answer · 13 May 2025
The Labour Manifesto commits to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal. While it is not yet possible to replace all animal use due to the complexity of biologi...
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including air-to-air heat pumps in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Answer · 25 Feb 2025
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme does not currently support air-to-air heat pumps, as heat pump installations must provide both space heating and hot water heating, using liquid as a medium for delivering that heat. In most cases, air-to-air systems only provide...
Cricket: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with the England and Wales Cricket Board on (a) financial fair play in County Cricket and (b) possible measures to provide a level playing field between co
Answer · 28 Feb 2025
As the governing body for cricket in England and Wales, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is independent from the Government and is responsible for the regulation of cricket, and for protecting and promoting the financial sustainability of the spo...
Renewable Energy: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to develop the skills and workforce needed for the energy transition.
Answer · 24 Feb 2025
The Office for Clean Energy Jobs (OCEJ) has been created to ensure that clean energy jobs are abundant, high quality, paid fairly, and have favourable terms and good working conditions. The OCEJ is engaging widely with industry, experts, and trade unions ...
Heat Pumps: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential role of air-to-air heat pumps for making homes more climate resilient.
Answer · 24 Feb 2025
The department is currently developing the Warm Homes Plan to ensure that homes are fit for the future. The department has been carrying out research to respond to the relevant climate change adaptation risks identified by the third Climate Change Risk As...
Hydrogen: Storage
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has plans for the strategic development of hydrogen storage facilities at a sufficient scale to support (a) inter-day and (b) inter-week energy storage.
Answer · 19 Feb 2025
The Government is committed to enabling the development of hydrogen storage infrastructure to meet the needs of the emerging hydrogen economy. This includes supporting the development of storage infrastructure that can operate over a range of durations an...
Heat Networks
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has plans for the development of heat networks in areas located away from existing (a) industrial or (b) natural heat sources.
Answer · 18 Feb 2025
The Committee for Climate Change has recommended the government grows the heat network sector from providing 3% of national heat demand to 20% by 2050. We are implementing heat network zoning and funding low carbon heat networks to get to this scale. Heat...
Speeches in the chamber
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill
I have been campaigning on modern slavery for over 20 years. Back when I started, most modern slavery in the UK was sexual exploitation, and let me be clear that it was of girls. I put myself in the shoes of a parent whose child was in ano…
29 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
This Government have set out to change culture across the DWP in order to make it far more focused on people, not faceless processes. However, in my constituency of Worcester, people are finding that when DWP services have made mistakes, t…
29 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
16 Jun 2026 Draft Digital Waste Tracking (England) Regulations 2026
In my constituency, we have already paid dearly the price of waste crime and seen its impacts on our city and the surrounding area, so I really welcome this measure. I think most people would expect that we use digital tools these days to …
15 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
T7. The Department for Education has recently released new guidance for local authorities on the role of family hubs. It describes a significant departure from conventional delivery models; there will be a high degree of network and par…
8 Jun 2026 Digital Safety: Children
I welcome the Government’s position on this issue. We know that the technology is capable and present. I have spoken to those in the UK developing it, but it is being realised against headwinds, because there is no pull. For every other pr…
2 Jun 2026 Milburn Review: Interim Report
The report identifies the importance of the home learning environment, a dry term that recognises that children do not grow up in isolation but are in rich relationships, and that parental skills, parental relationships and secure attachme…
19 May 2026 Energy Security
I agree with so much of what my hon. Friend is saying. We need to be ambitious, and we need to be looking at the big picture and fixing systems as well as situations. Like her, I want to see us being far more ambitious from here onward. Th…
18 Mar 2026 Royal Mail: Performance
Many people in Worcester are very frustrated by the delays in the Royal Mail service, which are impacting their healthcare and their access to money. However, having spoken to Citizens Advice, I know that this is not an issue of the moment…
5 Mar 2026 Palliative Care
My hon. Friend is entirely right. We need far better integration across those services. I was heartbroken to see that the palliative care that my mother was receiving seemed to have been outsourced to charities, and was not being provided …
5 Mar 2026 Palliative Care
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for leading on this topic. I have seen palliative care fail. My mum, Alison, had ovarian cancer. She died lonely and in dreadful indignity in a hospital ward intended …
3 Mar 2026 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
A few of my colleagues have been offering jokes. I was not able to prepare detailed remarks, so I hope they will forgive me if I just wing it. [Laughter.] Although we have discussed decarbonisation a number of times in this debate, it h…
23 Feb 2026 Kinship Carer Identification
It is true that there is a real diversity in the situations of kinship carers, both in the causes of people finding themselves caring for young people and in the legal structures that they are operating under. We totally recognise that, as…
23 Feb 2026 Kinship Carer Identification
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising good cases and good examples that we might like to follow. I also appreciate his having spoken to me beforehand about his experiences with the situation in Northern Ireland. I would like t…
23 Feb 2026 Kinship Carer Identification
Sometimes, a child’s birth parents cannot look after them. Around 100,000 children in the UK are looked after by the state, and most of us are familiar with the concepts of adoption and fostering. But it is estimated that well over 100,000…
21 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
I am very pleased that the Government have taken this approach of listening carefully, responding and trying to build a solution that is manageable and predictable, with a phased transition. As an engineer, I know that safety of products i…
13 Jan 2026 Topical Questions
Patients in Worcester are struggling to access urgent care. Far too many are falling through gaps in our system, with devastating consequences and huge amounts of double work, and patients feel that they have to travel too far for treatmen…
13 Jan 2026 Topical Questions
T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
12 Jan 2026 Topical Questions
T8. Families in Worcester are trapped in damp and mouldy homes. Disabled tenants are stuck without facilities and access, and repairs are going unaddressed—all because Platform Housing refuses to get its act together. What can we do abou…
6 Jan 2026 Gas-fired Power Stations
The National Energy System Operator’s clean power 2030 plan relies on unabated gas power stations, without a clear plan for their decarbonisation after 2030. The forthcoming hydrogen strategy presents a natural opportunity to set long-term…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 10 Jul 2025 – 17 Jul 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
07543 467626
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Tom Collins, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Tom Collins?
Tom Collins is a Member of Parliament representing Worcester in the House of Commons. See Tom Collins's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Tom Collins represent?
Tom Collins sits as Labour. See Tom Collins's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Tom Collins represent?
Tom Collins is the Member of Parliament for Worcester. See Tom Collins's official Parliament profile.
How long has Tom Collins been an MP?
Tom Collins has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Tom Collins's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Tom Collins?
Tom Collins has no entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Tom Collins's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.