At a glanceTom Hayes is a Labour MP for Bournemouth East, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 473 votes in Commons divisions (82% attendance) and tabled 545 written questions.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Tom Hayes did not vote in 102. 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
- Public Accounts Commission Committee since 17 Dec 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Bournemouth East Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Adam Thompson
Labour
100.0% · 463 of 463 shared votes
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Josh Dean
Labour
100.0% · 463 of 463 shared votes
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 462 of 462 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 455 of 455 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 455 of 455 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.6% · 1 of 160 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 293 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 292 shared votes
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Alan Mak
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 349 shared votes
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Sir James Cleverly
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 322 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
Drugs: Organised Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to require schools to educate Year 6 pupils on county lines.
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
Within the relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance, pupils in secondary education are taught about county lines and exploitation. This includes developing pupils’ understanding of how to determine whether other children, adults, or sour...
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand and improve assertive outreach services for people with severe mental illness.
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
We recognise that assertive care is a vital component of community mental health services. NHS England has issued draft guidance to services which makes clear what, as a minimum, they should be doing to support people who would benefit from intensive and ...
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Open Dialogue approach to mental health care; and whether he plans to support its wider adoption within the NHS.
Answer · 8 Jul 2026
NHS England's Culture of Care Standards reference Open Dialogue as an evidence-based approach for use in inpatient mental health, learning disability, and autism settings. NHS England is currently evaluating the national Culture of Care Programme, which i...
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of levels of progress between waiting lists for mental health services and elective physical health treatments.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
The Government recognises that people are waiting too long to access National Health Service mental health services. We have already taken significant steps to stabilise and improve NHS mental health services, but there is much more to do. Transforming th...
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, at what pace he expects the NHS to reduce waiting times for mental health services.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
The Government recognises that people are waiting too long to access National Health Service mental health services. We have already taken significant steps to stabilise and improve NHS mental health services, but there is much more to do. Transforming th...
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in tackling mental health waiting lists since July 2024.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
The Government recognises that people are waiting too long to access National Health Service mental health services. We have already taken significant steps to stabilise and improve NHS mental health services, but there is much more to do. Transforming th...
Mental Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics his Department is using to measure progress in improving mental health outcomes, and how these compare with those used for physical health.
Answer · 8 Jul 2026
The NHS Oversight Framework sets out how NHS England will assess and oversee providers and integrated care boards against a range of metrics, promoting improvement while helping to identify where organisations need support, as well as those that are perfo...
Mental Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the development of a Modern Service Framework for severe mental illness, and what timeline he has set for its publication.
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
The Modern Service Framework for Severe Mental Illness is an important part of our new approach to mental health. To ensure that we get this right, we are engaging extensively with the mental health sector, including people with lived experience. We are a...
Early day motions
| 7 Oct 2024 | BEET Language Centre and UK English language teaching | 0 sig. |
| 7 Oct 2024 | Health Sciences University | 3 sig. |
| 9 Sep 2024 | King’s Award for Voluntary Service, HealthBus Trust | 7 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 Iran
I thank the hon. Member for giving way as he is about to close. He talked about the importance of international co-operation to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear capability; I completely agree with him. Where the UK has had success before…
15 Jul 2026 Iran
My Jewish constituents will be watching this debate, so I put on record my support for the Government’s ban of supporters of the IRGC. I also welcome the fact that the Government have sanctioned that organisation and 500 Iranian-linked ent…
15 Jul 2026 Iran
The hon. Member is 12 minutes into his speech, and we have not yet got into a debate about Iran. As he has said, there is a one-sided dimension to the US-UK relationship, in which the US is vastly stronger than the UK at this moment. If he…
15 Jul 2026 Iran
Building on the intervention by the right hon. Member for Wetherby and Easingwold (Sir Alec Shelbrooke), is the issue not as simple as this: in recent years, although Presidents have called on European Union countries and Britain to spend …
13 Jul 2026 Asylum Hotels
I inherited three asylum hotels in Bournemouth, and I know that the Home Secretary is working through a complicated process to close those hotels. I have asked on 5 January, 9 February, 9 March and 8 June whether the Government have positi…
8 Jul 2026 Rearmament and Warfighting Readiness
My hon. Friend is giving a superb speech, and it is an honour to listen to it. I was at Bournemouth War Memorial Homes on Friday helping to open the new bungalows for our veterans, which my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Birmingham…
8 Jul 2026 Maritime and Coastguard Agency
I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a GMB member. I recently met coastguard rescue officers in my office, and they told me how they respond in all conditions and at all hours. They…
8 Jul 2026 National Youth Strategy
I make a habit of agreeing with my hon. Friend, and I particularly agree with her on that point. When I speak with youth workers, they are clear that they do not want to reinvent the wheel. Youth work works; we just need more of it to be r…
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
I used to work in the international development sector for Oxfam, thinking about how to increase public support for international aid. I agree with what everybody in this room is saying, but we have a problem in our country that people in …
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
In which case, continue.
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
Will the hon. Lady give way?
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
The right hon. Gentleman makes a critical point. Obviously, we have seen public support wane in recent years, but protecting and preserving that narrative of the good that we do in the world is important. As a country, we often tend to loo…
7 Jul 2026 UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
It feels to me that there is scope for the UK and European Union countries to work together more closely to tackle the rising global anti-rights movement. Given the progress in Hungary, it feels like there is an opportunity to start to pus…
6 Jul 2026 Payment Scheme
On behalf of constituents that I am proud to represent, I want to ask the Paymaster General questions of justice. I want to ask whether the infected blood compensation scheme is delivering the justice that Sir Brian Langstaff’s inquiry pro…
25 Jun 2026 Windrush Day
Britain is a great country, and Bournemouth is a great town; everywhere I go I see the values of unity and decency. I saw this recently at St Walburga’s primary school in Bournemouth, where I was invited by one of the teachers, Kern Browne…
25 Jun 2026 Draft Conversion Practices Bill
With your grace, Madam Deputy Speaker, and with the consent of my constituents, I wish to put some people on the official parliamentary record. Mich says: “Conversion therapy taught me to be ashamed of being non-binary and gay, and taug…
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
Buried in a bulging Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council budget consultation is a plan to lay off lollipop people in my constituency. Of the few hundred consultees across BCP, half had not used a school crossing patrol service for a…
25 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
Catherine on Tuckton Road, Claire on Naseby Road and Elise on Irving Road all agree that Britain should draw closer to the European Union. They are joined by Duncan on Hengistbury Road, Martin on Foxholes Road and Sarah on Water Lane. Can …
24 Jun 2026 Public Libraries: Bournemouth East
I beg to move, That this House has considered the future of public libraries in Bournemouth East constituency. It is an honour to speak under your chairpersonship, Mr Turner. This debate is the third that I have called since my elect…
23 Jun 2026 Puberty Blockers
The Conservative Government commissioned the Cass review. In their 2024 manifesto, the Conservatives committed to implement the review in full, which would include a trial. However, as my hon. Friend is saying, they now propose in this mot…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 12 Feb 2025 – 18 Mar 2025
- Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 15 Jan 2025 – 11 Feb 2025
- Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] 18 Dec 2024 – 16 Jan 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
01202 029181
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
595 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4AN
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Tom Hayes, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Tom Hayes?
Tom Hayes is a Member of Parliament representing Bournemouth East in the House of Commons. See Tom Hayes's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Tom Hayes represent?
Tom Hayes sits as Labour. See Tom Hayes's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Tom Hayes represent?
Tom Hayes is the Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East. See Tom Hayes's official Parliament profile.
How long has Tom Hayes been an MP?
Tom Hayes has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Tom Hayes's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Tom Hayes?
Tom Hayes has no entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Tom Hayes's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.