Member of Parliament
Katie White
Labour MP for Leeds North West
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
At a glanceKatie White is a Labour MP for Leeds North West, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). They have cast 434 votes in Commons divisions (75% attendance), tabled 55 written questions and registered 4 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Katie White did not vote in 141. 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 Energy Security and Net Zero).
Current roles
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) Government post · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero since 7 Sep 2025
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Leeds North West Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 426 of 426 shared votes
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Adam Thompson
Labour
100.0% · 421 of 421 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 420 of 420 shared votes
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Sir Mark Tami
Labour
100.0% · 414 of 414 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 414 of 414 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 141 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 259 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 276 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
1.1% · 2 of 187 shared votes
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Alan Mak
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 319 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.
Family members engaged in third-party lobbying1
- Sam White employed as Lobbyist (registered 2 Aug 2024)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
- The Conduit Club - £1,750.00 (registered 18 Dec 2025)
- Wellcome Trust - £1,500.00 (registered 17 Dec 2025)
Miscellaneous1
- I have become an ambassador for Leeds Women’s Aid: this is an unpaid role. (registered 27 May 2025)
Written questions
Business: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect businesses facing (a) scams and (b) fraudulent activity.
Answer · 2 Sep 2025
We remain absolutely committed to protecting all of society from the threat of fraud, including businesses. The Home Office is currently developing a new fraud strategy which will include additional measures to protect businesses and educate them on the t...
National Parks: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to create more national parks.
Answer · 4 Sep 2025
Natural England have the statutory responsibility for identifying areas for new National Park designations. The Government is committed to supporting our existing Protected Landscapes to become greener, wilder and more accessible.
Electronic Cigarettes: Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what way he plans to help tackle the environmental impact of vapes.
Answer · 3 Sep 2025
On 1 June 2025 we banned the sale and supply of single-use vapes due to the harm that they cause to the environment, with over 5 million of these products being thrown away each week in 2023. This will help to prevent the environmental harms caused by vap...
Cancer: Rehabilitation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to integrate (a) movement and (b) exercise into cancer rehabilitation.
Answer · 10 Jul 2025
To encourage movement, the National Health Service’s Better Health Campaign signposts people, including those living with long term conditions like cancer, to digital support like the NHS Active 10 walking app and Couch to 5K.The NHS Cancer Programme, thr...
Outdoor Recreation: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase access to nature for young people.
Answer · 10 Jul 2025
The Government is committed to increasing access to nature for all, especially young people. In 2024, Defra invested £4.45 million in a second phase of the Generation Green programme, enabling over 25,000 disadvantaged children and young people to experie...
Research: Leeds
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with local authorities in Leeds to support research and development across the region.
Answer · 10 Jul 2025
My department is committed to unlocking innovation-led growth across UK through targeted initiatives.UK Research and Innovation invested £236 million in West Yorkshire in 2023-24, including the University of Leeds’ £5 million “innovating medical technolog...
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve rail (a) reliability and (b) performance to ensure people are able to access (i) work and (ii) educational opportunities.
Answer · 10 Jul 2025
We are starting to see train performance stabilise, following a decade of decline. We are working with the rail industry on a Performance Restoration Framework, with five clear areas of focus to recover performance to acceptable levels, including timetabl...
Small Businesses: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, following the recent appointment of a Small Business Commissioner, what further steps he is taking to help ensure SMEs can access support.
Answer · 9 Jul 2025
Late payments are one of the biggest problems facing small businesses in the UK. Government has already taken steps to tackle the issue through the launch of a new Fair Payment Code which will encourage and highlight businesses with the best payment pract...
Speeches in the chamber
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I thank my hon. Friend—another fantastic speaker in the carbon budget debate the week before last—and Ranelagh school students for presenting their ideas. They are not alone; this issue is raised at most schools that we visit, and we have …
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change
I thank my hon. Friend, who has raised this issue on many occasions in this House, and who is a friend of mine from across our great city. It is really important that we work at international, national and local level. Across our country, …
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change
I will absolutely congratulate Winchester city council on leading on this. Councils play a hugely important role, and I am looking forward to meeting many of them to discuss this issue when I visit the Local Government Association later th…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change
I would like to highlight three things that this Government have done to tackle climate change. First, we have brought forward carbon budget 7. I pay tribute to many Members of this House for the excellent discussion we had, with contribut…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: Resilience Planning
I thank my hon. Friend, who contributes to many of these debates. We want to ensure that we have a system that supports reductions in emissions, while also maintaining supply. I do not think that what my hon. Friend says is the case, but w…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: Resilience Planning
I can.
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: Resilience Planning
I thank my hon. Friend for her contributions on climate change in the debate last week on carbon budget 7. The recent heatwave showed us for the first time the implications that we face across our country. For parents up and down the count…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: Resilience Planning
As I am the one answering the hon. Member’s question, I cannot comment on those decisions. The OBR has put forward various reports to look at the impacts of climate change on our economy, and the value of investment versus the cost of inac…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: Resilience Planning
The Secretary of State will publish an energy resilience strategy later this year. Last week, alongside the Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, I launched a first-of-its-kind taskforce with external experts from security, the milita…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: International Discussions
My understanding is that the Peak Cluster needs to develop the project itself; it is not a Government-backed project. This Government have made more progress on carbon capture and storage than has been made in the last 20 years. If the rig…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: International Discussions
I agree with my hon. Friend’s comments on public support. Ultimately, pretty much everybody in this House cares about the people and places that we love. This issue comes up time and again at every school I visit, and I know that is the sa…
7 Jul 2026 Climate Change: International Discussions
I pay tribute to my hon. Friend on his work before he came to this place; he was an international leader on this matter. This Government have put Britain back into leadership on international climate change. Last week, we welcomed 75,000 p…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
The right hon. Lady used the Committee on Climate Change to discredit some of the figures and questioned food bills, but she knows that bills have already gone up by £361 as a result of food inflation. She talked about planning and referre…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
The temperature has certainly gone up outside, and at times it has gone up a little in here. This has been a very passionate debate, which I really welcome. I will probably not have time to go through all of the points that were raised, bu…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
I will just finish. History has many authors. As a result of that shared effort, Britain was the first major economy to cut emissions by more than half, while growing its economy by more than 85% between 1990 and 2025. We have helped to…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
Let me just finish. Back then, it often felt like a cause that sat at the margins of politics, rather than at its centre. Progress felt slow; success felt uncertain. If someone had told me that one day I would stand at this Dispatch Box…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
No, I will make some progress. Those benefits include greater protection from flooding, cleaner rivers and greater biodiversity. But this is not simply about what we avoid; it is about what we build. Across the world, more than $2 tr…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
I will keep going for a bit if that is okay. This is a market solution to a generational challenge, providing certainty about the destination while allowing competition, innovation and enterprise to determine the journey, and the result…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
I will keep going. In determining the level of the seventh carbon budget, we assessed different pathways for Britain’s future. What the analysis showed was remarkably clear: whether viewed through the lens of economic growth, national s…
24 Jun 2026 Climate Change
I will make some progress. Postponing difficult decisions has never been how our country has met its greatest challenges. We have always been strongest when we have looked beyond the immediate horizon, recognised the risks ahead and tak…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Expenses
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Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Katie White, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Katie White?
Katie White is a Member of Parliament representing Leeds North West in the House of Commons. See Katie White's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Katie White represent?
Katie White sits as Labour. See Katie White's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Katie White represent?
Katie White is the Member of Parliament for Leeds North West. See Katie White's official Parliament profile.
How long has Katie White been an MP?
Katie White has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Katie White's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Katie White?
Katie White has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Katie White's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.