UK Parliament · member 163
Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP
- Party
- Labour — Labour Party
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Member for this seat since
- 9 June 1994
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Sir Stephen Timms, and how each was tied to them
Declared interests
MPs must register financial interests within 28 days. This is the register’s own text, republished verbatim from the official Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Registering an interest is a requirement met, not a finding against anyone.
Miscellaneous
- Trustee, East Thirteen Christian Trust. (registered 10 May 2018)
- Chair of Trustees, Traidcraft Foundation. (registered 10 May 2018)
- Trustee, Parliamentary Christian Trust. (registered 10 May 2018)
Source: UK Parliament Register of Members’ Financial Interests API (Open Parliament Licence). Amounts are shown only where the register itself records one as a figure; nothing is parsed out of the free text.
Voting record
In the 437 recorded divisions where Sir Stephen Timms and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way as most voting Labour members 429 times (98.2%).
This compares Sir Stephen Timms with other members of their own party who were recorded voting in the same division. It is not a measure of loyalty to a whip: Civometry holds no whipping records, so it cannot say which votes were whipped, and voting differently from party colleagues is not described here as a rebellion. Members not recorded in a division are excluded from the comparison rather than counted, because an absence from a division list is not a vote and does not mean the member was absent from the House.
Donations reported to the Electoral Commission
£38,870 across 3 reported donations from 1 distinct donor name, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) | Company | 3 | £38,870 | 2022-03-21 to 2023-04-01 |
Source: Electoral Commission register of donations. Reporting thresholds apply, so this is not every sum given. A donation is a lawful, reported transaction; its presence here says nothing about why it was made and nothing about anything that followed it.
Staffing and business costs paid by IPSA
2025-26: £20,312 across 40 claim lines; 2024-25: £272,947 across 104 claim lines; 2023-24: £256,189 across 119 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 40 | £20,312 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 2 | £241,345 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 97 | £30,033 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 4 | £1,454 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 1 | £114 |
| 2023-24 | Staffing | 15 | £228,654 |
| 2023-24 | Office Costs | 98 | £26,726 |
| 2023-24 | Staff Travel | 2 | £594 |
| 2023-24 | MP Travel | 4 | £215 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2011 | Staffing · Payroll | Total payroll costs for the 2010-11 year — Total payroll costs for the 2010-11 year | £99,657 | Paid |
| 2 June 2014 | Staffing · Public Tr UND Volunteer | Expenses: [***] [***] — Month travelcard for five week placement | £99 | Paid |
| 10 June 2010 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | 01/07/2010 GA Expenses — Letterheads and Comp slips | £99 | Paid |
| 10 June 2010 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Stationery (general) — Headed paper and comps slips | £99 | Paid |
| 14 January 2022 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — XMA LTD | £978 | Paid |
| 29 July 2020 | Office Costs · Software & applications | Zoom subscription | £98 | Paid |
| 5 July 2015 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Banner — July Banner Invoice for Stationery | £97 | Paid |
| 7 June 2022 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — XMA LTD | £968 | Paid |
| 30 May 2022 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — XMA LTD | £968 | Paid |
| 23 March 2022 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — XMA LTD | £968 | Paid |
| 16 February 2017 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Office costs — Letterheads | £96 | Paid |
| 10 November 2016 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Office costs — Business cards for staff | £96 | Paid |
| 20 October 2016 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Office costs — Letterheads | £96 | Paid |
| 14 July 2016 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Office costs — Letterheads | £96 | Paid |
| 8 May 2016 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Office costs — Letterheads | £96 | Paid |
Source: IPSA, MP staffing and business costs (Open Government Licence v3), joined on IPSA’s Parliamentary ID, which is Parliament’s member id. These are the running costs of an MP’s office and staff, claimed within IPSA’s rules and paid by IPSA; they are not the member’s salary and not personal income. A claim is a claim, not a finding. Staffing costs are published by IPSA in aggregate categories, not per employee.
Government posts, as Parliament records them
5 government posts since 2010 in Parliament’s record for this member, with the dates and the department it gives. A post is an appointment; nothing here says how it was discharged.
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 22 July 2026 | still held |
| Minister for Equalities (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 8 July 2024 | 21 July 2026 |
| Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) | Department for Work and Pensions | 8 July 2024 | still held |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury) | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills | 6 August 2009 | 6 May 2010 |
| Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | HM Treasury | 5 October 2008 | 6 May 2010 |
Source: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence), the member’s own biography record. Posts before May 2010 are not loaded.
Meetings recorded in departmental transparency returns
375 meetings recorded as a minister in the returns of Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions. Each line is shown here only because the minister named in the department’s file was exactly one person in Parliament’s register of government posts at the time (or, for a title such as “Prime Minister”, the one holder of that post on that date).
| Date | Met | Purpose, as recorded | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2026 | Arthritis UK | Roundtable on shaping welfare reform through lived experience. Hear about the lived experience of those with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions. | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 18 March 2026 | Neurodiverse Business Awards, hosted by Disruptive Media Group | Attended event to recognise exceptional neurodivergent talent across UK workplaces. | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 18 March 2026 | Down Syndrome Association | Attend event for World Down�s Syndrome Day and discuss the WorkFit programme | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 10 March 2026 | Disability Benefits Consortium | To discuss recent progress of the Timms Review steering group | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 10 March 2026 | Disabled People's Organisations | To discuss recent progress of the Timms Review steering group | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 10 March 2026 | Trade Union Congress | Discuss TUC�s involvement in an asbestos taskforce; the removal of asbestos from schools and hospitals; and the Timms and Universal Credit Reviews. | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 10 March 2026 | Royal National Institute of Blind People | Meeting with RNIP and hear concerns on the Access to Work scheme. | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 10 March 2026 | The Adult Cerebral Palsy Movement | Attended event advocating for Annual Reviews for adults living with Cerebral Palsy | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 3 March 2026 | Disability Charities Consortium | To discuss recent progress of the Timms Review steering group | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 2 March 2026 | Sony PlayStation | Meeting to discuss PlayStation's work on accessibility | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 2 March 2026 | Inspirit Consultancy | Meeting to discuss the Bereavement Support Proposal | Department for Work and Pensions |
| 2 March 2026 | Together for Short Lives | Meeting to discuss the Bereavement Support Proposal | Department for Work and Pensions |
Source: each department’s “ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings” return on GOV.UK (Open Government Licence v3), read by Civometry and listed under ministerial transparency. A recorded meeting establishes that the department published the line; it does not establish what was said or what followed. Every meeting is on the member’s graph page.
Sources on this page: UK Parliament Members API, Register of Members’ Financial Interests API and Commons Votes API (Open Parliament Licence); Electoral Commission register of donations; IPSA business costs. Each section links its own official record. This page assembles public registers and draws no conclusion from their appearing together.