Member of Parliament
Kate Dearden
Labour (Co-op) MP for Halifax
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
At a glanceKate Dearden is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Halifax, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade). They have cast 426 votes in Commons divisions (74% attendance), tabled 7 written questions and registered 7 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Kate Dearden did not vote in 79. 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
She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).
Current roles
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) Government post · Department for Business and Trade since 7 Sep 2025
- Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] Committee since 24 Jun 2025
- Halifax 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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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 416 of 416 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 410 of 410 shared votes
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Sir Mark Tami
Labour
100.0% · 406 of 406 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 404 of 404 shared votes
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Matt Turmaine
Labour
100.0% · 403 of 403 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 184 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 290 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 266 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.8% · 1 of 128 shared votes
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Alan Mak
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 325 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.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- The Football Association - £500.00 (registered 2 May 2026)
Miscellaneous6
- I organised a fundraiser for WomenCentre (Calderdale and Kirklees), to mark International Women’s Day (registered 20 Mar 2026)
- Member of the Labour Renaissance Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role. (registered 4 Aug 2024)
- National Executive Committee member of Labour Women's Network. This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Advisory board member for the Labour Climate and Environment Forum. This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Board member of Unions21. This is an unpaid role. (registered 30 Jul 2024)
- Board member of United Against Malnutrition and Hunger. This is an unpaid role. (registered 30 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Anti-social Behaviour: West Yorkshire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour in (a) Halifax constituency and (b) West Yorkshire.
Answer · 26 Jul 2024
Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities, such as Ha...
General Practitioners: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open GP practices in Halifax constituency (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.
Answer · 1 Aug 2024
Data provided by NHS England Digital shows that in May 2014, the earliest year from which data is available, there were 14 open general practices (GPs) in the Halifax constituency, and as of May 2024 there are nine open GPs in the constituency. The data o...
Dental Services: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of open dentistry practices in Halifax constituency (a) on the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in 2010.
Answer · 23 Jul 2024
The most recent data available is from February 2024. As of that date, there are 15 open dentistry practices in Halifax constituency. Of these practices, 13 carry out a mixture of National Health Service and private work, and two seeing only private patie...
Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support local pharmacies.
Answer · 30 Jul 2024
Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and to better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, including by cutting red tape. That includes making prescribing part of...
Non-teaching Staff: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of school support staff in (i) Halifax constituency and (ii) England in each of the the last five years.
Answer · 26 Jul 2024
The full-time equivalent (FTE) of support staff has increased each year since 2019/20, reaching 510,400 in 2023/24, and has now passed the previous peak of 2015/16. This is an increase of 4,800 (0.9%) since last year. This increase is mainly due to an inc...
Children's Centres: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in Halifax constituency since May 2010; and the (a) name and (b) postcode of each centre.
Answer · 30 Jul 2024
Data on children’s centres is supplied by local authorities via the department’s Get Information about Schools (GIAS) database portal. This portal can be found here: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/. Based on information supplied by Cal...
Police Stations: Halifax
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in Halifax since May 2010; and what the (a) name and (b) postcode was of each station.
Answer · 26 Jul 2024
The Home Office does not centrally collect data on the number of police station closures and has not collected this data previously.
Speeches in the chamber
8 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots For Statutory Trade Union Ballots
I was just getting to the powers that we are using for the statutory instrument. Trade unions will be required to be the responsible person because they are best placed to consider the factors and criteria before choosing the ballot method…
8 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots For Statutory Trade Union Ballots
I thank the shadow Minister for his remarks and questions. The draft order addresses a simple issue: the current requirement to conduct statutory trade union ballots solely by post has not kept pace with how people engage today, and bal…
8 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots For Statutory Trade Union Ballots
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. The draft order and the draft code of practice were laid before the House on 22 June 2026. The statutory instrument and the guidance that we are debating relate to statutory trade uni…
8 Jul 2026 Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots For Statutory Trade Union Ballots
I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026.
2 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I thank my hon. Friend for her constant campaigning on this issue. I know how important it is and, I value working closely with her. Businesses producing or supplying those products must ensure that they are safe before they are placed on …
2 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I thank my hon. Friend for his question. We are working closely with various stakeholders to ensure that workers understand and claim their new rights under the Employment Rights Act. I know how vital trade unions are not just to organisin…
2 Jul 2026 Employment Costs: Impact on Recruitment
We are focused on fixing the issues in our labour market that the Conservatives neglected: poor working conditions, insecure work, inequality, the undercutting of good employers in brilliant SMEs, and the bad industrial relations that we i…
2 Jul 2026 Employment Costs: Impact on Recruitment
The UK was the fastest growing G7 economy in quarter 1 of this year, and we know that we will only achieve a thriving economy once people have a wage they can count on. We want to grow our economy with people in secure work. That is why we…
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector: Employment
I thank the right hon. Member for raising the vital role that the hospitality sector plays in providing those first jobs and opportunities for people. I work closely with hospitality businesses, and I am really keen to continue to listen t…
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector: Employment
The hospitality sector remains a major UK employer. It supported around 2.1 million jobs last year, or around 6% of total employment. Employment has grown by over 18% in the past decade, and although growth has stabilised more recently, th…
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector
I sincerely thank my hon. Friend for his continued engagement—I know how important the issue of market access for our breweries is to him. I was delighted to meet him and colleagues across this House recently, and I look forward to continu…
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector
I pay tribute in this House to the incredible Harry Kane, our captain, for his performance last night—he calmed my blood pressure—and we will be championing the boys on Sunday. The hon. Gentleman will know that pubs can stay open for an ex…
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector
I thank my hon. Friend for his question, for raising the preferences of businesses in his constituency and for his continued engagement on this issue on behalf of his constituents. He will know of the recent announcements on the temporary …
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector
Unfortunately, we inherited an absolutely dire situation from the Conservatives when they left office. They left deep scars on our economy from a decade of stagnant growth. We know that hospitality thrives when our economy grows, wages ri…
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector
It was a pleasure to hear the hon. Member’s contribution in the recent Westminster Hall debate on seasonal hospitality businesses, including those in his constituency. We are delivering permanently lower business rate multipliers for more …
2 Jul 2026 Unpaid Carers: Workplace Support
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the vital contribution that unpaid carers make to their loved ones and their communities, and the experiences of families in his constituency reflect the challenges faced by unpaid carers acr…
2 Jul 2026 Unpaid Carers: Workplace Support
I thank my hon. Friend for his continued advocacy for young adult carers. I have been honoured to visit Carers Count Calderdale in my own constituency of Halifax, and I know about the important and vital support that incredible unpaid care…
2 Jul 2026 Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations
I thank the hon. Lady for her question. A well functioning ADR system makes markets work more effectively and drives economic growth. We are committed to ensuring that consumers and businesses are able to resolve disputes early, which help…
2 Jul 2026 Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations
The Department has not provided guidance on that matter. Fees relating to the accreditation and monitoring of alternative dispute resolution providers have not risen since 2015, and have been significantly eroded by the impact of rising co…
2 Jul 2026 Employment Rights Act 2025
I am glad that the Liberal Democrat spokesperson welcomes parts of the legislation, but I wish she would not repeat lines from the Conservatives, who broke our economy and destroyed our labour market. That is why the Act is so important: i…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Assistant Whip · Whips Office (Commons) 18 Jul 2024 – 7 Sep 2025
Committee memberships
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 10 Jul 2025 – 17 Jul 2025
- Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 26 Feb 2025 – 11 Mar 2025
- Armed Forces Commissioner Bill 4 Dec 2024 – 12 Dec 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Kate Dearden, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Kate Dearden?
Kate Dearden is a Member of Parliament representing Halifax in the House of Commons. See Kate Dearden's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Kate Dearden represent?
Kate Dearden sits as Labour (Co-op). See Kate Dearden's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Kate Dearden represent?
Kate Dearden is the Member of Parliament for Halifax. See Kate Dearden's official Parliament profile.
How long has Kate Dearden been an MP?
Kate Dearden has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Kate Dearden's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Kate Dearden?
Kate Dearden has 7 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Kate Dearden's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.