At a glanceYuan Yang is a Labour MP for Earley and Woodley, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 469 votes in Commons divisions (82% attendance), tabled 52 written questions and registered 19 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Yuan Yang did not vote in 106. 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
- Treasury Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Earley and Woodley 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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Bambos Charalambous
Labour
100.0% · 382 of 382 shared votes
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Carolyn Harris
Labour
100.0% · 380 of 380 shared votes
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Bill Esterson
Labour
100.0% · 336 of 336 shared votes
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour
100.0% · 318 of 318 shared votes
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Sarah Owen
Labour
100.0% · 308 of 308 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 295 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 280 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.2% · 3 of 242 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
1.4% · 2 of 146 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
1.5% · 5 of 330 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.
Employment and earnings3
- Polish edition of book published - Grupa Wydawnicza Foksal Ltd (registered 21 Nov 2024)
- Speaking engagement - Edinburgh International Book Festival (registered 18 Sep 2024)
- Writing a book - RCW Literary Agency (registered 16 Jul 2024)
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments4
- Payment received on 19 May 2026 - £1,081.87 (registered 27 May 2026)
- Payment received on 21 October 2025 - £2,918.51 (registered 23 Oct 2025)
- Payment received on 09 September 2025 - £300.00 (registered 10 Sep 2025)
- Payment received on 22 July 2025 - £31,753.40 (registered 1 Aug 2025)
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP5
- Ecotricity Group Ltd - £15,000.00 (registered 8 Jul 2026)
- Thomas Andrew Grand - £30,000.00 (registered 8 Jul 2026)
- Eric Lonergan - £5,000.00 (registered 25 Nov 2025)
- Jeremy Oppenheim - £2,000.00 (registered 10 Sep 2025)
- Daniel Luhde-Thompson - £10,000.00 (registered 1 Aug 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
- Edinburgh Book Festival - £373.50 (registered 24 Nov 2025)
- Edinburgh Book Festival - £600.00 (registered 25 Sep 2025)
Visits outside the UK2
- International visit to United States between 12 April 2026 and 15 April 2026 (registered 21 Apr 2026)
- International visit to Germany between 12 February 2026 and 15 February 2026 (registered 3 Mar 2026)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Property in London (registered 11 Nov 2025)
Miscellaneous2
- Secretary and Member of Executive Committee of Tribune Group of Labour MPs. This is an unpaid role. (registered 30 Jan 2026)
- Member of the House Magazine Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role. (registered 15 Nov 2024)
Written questions
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help reduce household energy bills.
Answer · 7 Jul 2026
Tackling affordability is this government’s number one priority. The Government has acted on energy bills, with our decisions at last year’s Budget driving the price cap down: those decisions are now factored into bills for the years to come. We will cont...
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of introducing a discounted essential energy block for all households; and how this compares to the current cost of
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
The Government recognises the need to support vulnerable households which are struggling with bills whilst we transition to clean power. That is why the Autumn Budget acted to take an average £150 of costs off people’s energy bills. This support came on t...
Immigration: Personal Income
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 754 on Immigration: Personal Income, whether her Department conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the salary thresholds referred to in that answe
Answer · 3 Jun 2026
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026. Contributions will now be analysed, and the findings will support the development of t...
Immigration: Personal Income
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what evidential basis her Department chose the salary thresholds to qualify for discounts to the settlement qualifying period.
Answer · 19 May 2026
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact to visa holders a...
Immigration: Personal Income
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to link main applicants and their dependents in its visa records, for the purpose of analysing household earnings.
Answer · 19 May 2026
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact to visa holders a...
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the fiscal impact of applying the Government's proposed settlement reforms at the household as opposed to individual level.
Answer · 19 May 2026
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact to visa holders a...
Immigration: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the net fiscal impact of applying the Government's proposed settlement reforms to visa holders already in the UK.
Answer · 19 May 2026
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact to visa holders a...
Immigration: Skilled Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what cost-benefit analysis her Department has made of lengthening routes to settlement for skilled workers already in the UK.
Answer · 19 May 2026
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact to visa holders a...
Speeches in the chamber
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Putin’s war in Ukraine and Trump’s war in Iran have shown us the need to make Britain more resilient against global energy shocks. Can my hon. Friend set out what the Government are doing to ensure that domestic electricity prices are deco…
2 Jul 2026 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents
One resident, June, said: “I’m afraid that all the years of bullying, alternating with being ignored by FirstPort on all levels, have finally taken their toll on my mental health”. It is time for better regulation.
2 Jul 2026 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents
I thank the Housing Minister for all his tireless work on these landmark commonhold reforms—I only hope he finds my constant lobbying not too tiresome. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Esha…
17 Jun 2026 Engagements
Q11. Thames Water’s headquarters are local to my town of Reading, but it is their distant creditors who are really in charge. Investors should be rewarded for success, but they should pay for their failures. That is why I strongly welco…
8 Jun 2026 Water Companies
I thank the Minister for her statement. Tomorrow, I will be bringing Thames Water’s management into Parliament to answer a simple question: what improvements will my constituents get in return for the increases in their bills? My constitue…
28 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
T2. This weekend, while door-knocking in Woodley, I spoke to a young father of three who, despite working multiple skilled jobs, feared being made homeless because of high and rising costs of rent. Will the Chancellor examine the case f…
27 Apr 2026 Statutory Sick Pay
I am indeed very proud of this Labour Government’s historic Employment Rights Act 2025, which, from this month, means that workers will get statutory sick pay from the first day they are ill, rather than having to wait till the fourth. Too…
27 Apr 2026 Statutory Sick Pay
9. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of statutory sick pay.
23 Apr 2026 UK-EU Relations
Mr Speaker, I wish you and the Minister a happy St George’s day. I congratulate my right hon. Friend on rejoining the EU Erasmus+ scheme. It is very exciting for students across the UK, including at the University of Reading. On energy …
23 Apr 2026 UK-EU Relations
7. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.
16 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
T10. Reading is home to a large diaspora of Gurkha veterans; we are proud of their service and grateful for their sacrifices. Following the recent elections in Nepal, will the Minister work with the new Nepalese leadership to address col…
16 Mar 2026 United Nations Charter
Last month, satellite imagery of the Gaza war cemetery showed that Israeli forces had destroyed more than 100 allied graves using heavy machinery. This is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission site, and these are graves of British and allie…
3 Mar 2026 Spring Forecast
I thank the Chancellor for her strong statement and, in particular, for her words on deepening our alliances with our European partners. This is crucial for bringing down the cost of food and for healing the economic self-harm done by the …
2 Mar 2026 Supporting Children with SEND
Secondary school students with special educational needs have told me of their struggles with academy trusts in south Reading and Shinfield that have failed to properly prioritise inclusion. Will the Minister set out how the schools White …
2 Mar 2026 Supporting Children with SEND
2. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the system for supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.
24 Feb 2026 EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK
No thank you. There is much we can now do to mitigate the costs of Brexit for our constituents, including securing a sanitary and phytosanitary veterinary agreement with the EU. I ask the Minister to give an update on the progress of th…
24 Feb 2026 EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK
We know so much now, 10 years on from the referendum, about the economic impacts of the Conservative Brexit deal. I will not spend too much time discussing them, other than to say that they come up every time I knock on a door in Reading t…
2 Feb 2026 Indefinite Leave to Remain
So many families in Reading, including my own parents, decided to accept positions in the UK and bring their children over on the promise of a stable educational future. We know how transformational education can be for children’s ability …
26 Jan 2026 Police Reform White Paper
I thank the Home Secretary for the Government’s focus on funding for neighbourhood police patrols, which has enabled Thames Valley police to form a new anti-shoplifting unit in Reading. Retail crime is still far too frequent and blatant in…
22 Jan 2026 UK-EU Relations
The inflation figures out yesterday show that despite the Government’s good progress on energy prices, food inflation remains stubbornly high. Even the price of a Tesco meal deal is stuck at £4.25. The Government need to make food and life…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Finance Bill 22 Jan 2025 – 30 Jan 2025
Expenses
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Yuan Yang, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Yuan Yang?
Yuan Yang is a Member of Parliament representing Earley and Woodley in the House of Commons. See Yuan Yang's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Yuan Yang represent?
Yuan Yang sits as Labour. See Yuan Yang's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Yuan Yang represent?
Yuan Yang is the Member of Parliament for Earley and Woodley. See Yuan Yang's official Parliament profile.
How long has Yuan Yang been an MP?
Yuan Yang has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Yuan Yang's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Yuan Yang?
Yuan Yang has 19 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Yuan Yang's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.