Al Carns Portrait

Al Carns

Labour - Birmingham Selly Oak

11,537 (30.0%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 4th July 2024

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

(since July 2024)

Al Carns is not a member of any APPGs
Al Carns has no previous appointments


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Al Carns has voted in 30 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(4 debate interactions)
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Chris Ward (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Ministry of Defence
(41 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Al Carns has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Birmingham Selly Oak Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Petitions with highest Birmingham Selly Oak signature proportion
Petitions with most Birmingham Selly Oak signatures
Al Carns has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Al Carns

Al Carns has not signed any Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Al Carns, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Al Carns has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Al Carns has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Al Carns has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Al Carns has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Al Carns has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament