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Division Votes
14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 333
14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 339
14 Oct 2025 - Mental Health Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 327
15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 324
15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 151 Noes - 319
15 Oct 2025 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 78 Noes - 316
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 174 Noes - 321
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 297 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 83 Noes - 319
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 296 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 171
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 172 Noes - 322
20 Oct 2025 - Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 318 Noes - 174
21 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 381
21 Oct 2025 - Sentencing Bill - View Vote Context Sonia Kumar voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 389 Noes - 102

Speeches
Sonia Kumar speeches from: Business of the House Sonia Kumar contributed 1 speech (99 words) Thursday 23rd October 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House
Sonia Kumar speeches from: Business of the House Sonia Kumar contributed 1 speech (90 words) Thursday 16th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House
Sonia Kumar speeches from: Privatisation of Sycamore Adventure Centre Sonia Kumar contributed 1 speech (433 words) Wednesday 15th October 2025 - Commons Chamber

Written Answers
Social Media: Freedom of Expression Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of (a) the prevalence of shadow banning on social media platforms and (b) its potential impact on freedom of expression and online transparency. Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) The Online Safety Act ensures accountability for tech companies for the safety of their users while upholding freedom of expression online. The Act does not prevent adults from seeking out legal content. The Act requires the largest services to have clear and accessible Terms of Service, setting out what kinds of legal content for adults they do not accept and in what circumstances they may ban or suspend a user. These services are required to apply these terms consistently and transparently.

Written Answers

Social Media: Freedom of Expression
Asked by: Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley)
Monday 20th October 2025

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of (a) the prevalence of shadow banning on social media platforms and (b) its potential impact on freedom of expression and online transparency.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Online Safety Act ensures accountability for tech companies for the safety of their users while upholding freedom of expression online. The Act does not prevent adults from seeking out legal content.

The Act requires the largest services to have clear and accessible Terms of Service, setting out what kinds of legal content for adults they do not accept and in what circumstances they may ban or suspend a user. These services are required to apply these terms consistently and transparently.

MP Financial Interests
20th October 2025 Sonia Kumar (Labour - Dudley) 4. Visits outside the UK International visit to Ukraine between 10 September 2025 and 15 September 2025 Source

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Live Transcript
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15 Oct 2025, 6:17 p.m. - House of Commons ">> The ayes have it. >> The ayes have it. Petition Sonia Kumar. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, " Petitions - View Video - View Transcript
16 Oct 2025, 11:45 a.m. - House of Commons " Sonia Kumar thank you, Mr Speaker. After months. " - View Video - View Transcript
23 Oct 2025, 12:27 p.m. - House of Commons "debate? I'm sure it would be well attended. >> Sonia Kumar. >> Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have. " Dame Angela Eagle MP, The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Wallasey, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript

Calendar
Thursday 13th November 2025 9:30 a.m. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Oral questions - Main Chamber Subject: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (including Topical Questions) Callum Anderson: What steps she is taking to improve flood resilience in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency. Pam Cox: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ayoub Khan: What recent steps her Department has taken to support local authorities with tackling fly-tipping in urban areas. Rachel Gilmour: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Chris Curtis: What steps she has taken to improve access to nature. Josh Babarinde: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Adam Thompson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Adrian Ramsay: What her planned timeline is for moving away from the use of farrowing crates and cages in farming. Peter Lamb: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Wendy Chamberlain: What steps she is taking to incentivise young people to take up farming. Catherine Atkinson: What steps she has taken to help tackle littering. Luke Taylor: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Desmond Swayne: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tony Vaughan: What steps she is taking to help tackle water pollution in Kent. Sonia Kumar: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Sally Jameson: What steps she is taking to reform the water sector. John Whittingdale: If she will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of reversing recent changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief. James Wild: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of solar farms on food security. Alan Strickland: What steps she is taking to reform the water sector. Liam Conlon: What steps she is taking to improve biodiversity. Liz Jarvis: When she plans to introduce legislation on banning imports of hunting trophies. Meg Hillier: What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of food waste. Bayo Alaba: What steps she is taking to increase the accountability of water company executives. Peter Swallow: What steps she has taken to improve access to nature in Bracknell Forest. Bobby Dean: What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Environment Agency investigations. Shaun Davies: What steps she is taking to help increase skills in the agriculture, food and farming sectors. View calendar - Add to calendar

Calendar

Thursday 13th November 2025 9:30 a.m.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - Main Chamber
Subject: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (including Topical Questions)
Callum Anderson: What steps she is taking to improve flood resilience in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency. Pam Cox: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Ayoub Khan: What recent steps her Department has taken to support local authorities with tackling fly-tipping in urban areas. Rachel Gilmour: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Chris Curtis: What steps she has taken to improve access to nature. Josh Babarinde: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Adam Thompson: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Adrian Ramsay: What her planned timeline is for moving away from the use of farrowing crates and cages in farming. Peter Lamb: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Wendy Chamberlain: What steps she is taking to incentivise young people to take up farming. Catherine Atkinson: What steps she has taken to help tackle littering. Luke Taylor: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Desmond Swayne: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Tony Vaughan: What steps she is taking to help tackle water pollution in Kent. Sonia Kumar: If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. Sally Jameson: What steps she is taking to reform the water sector. John Whittingdale: If she will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of reversing recent changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief. James Wild: Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of solar farms on food security. Alan Strickland: What steps she is taking to reform the water sector. Liam Conlon: What steps she is taking to improve biodiversity. Liz Jarvis: When she plans to introduce legislation on banning imports of hunting trophies. Meg Hillier: What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of food waste. Bayo Alaba: What steps she is taking to increase the accountability of water company executives. Peter Swallow: What steps she has taken to improve access to nature in Bracknell Forest. Bobby Dean: What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Environment Agency investigations. Shaun Davies: What steps she is taking to help increase skills in the agriculture, food and farming sectors. View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Oral Evidence - Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Make UK, and National Centre for Universities and Business Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Oral Evidence - GB Group Plc, Blackbird Plc, and Quoted Companies Alliance Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Oral Evidence - National Grid, and Places for People Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Oral Evidence - Tokamak Energy, Checkout.com, and CMR Surgical Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: the meeting Members present: Liam Byrne (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Alison Griffiths; Sonia Kumar
Tuesday 14th October 2025 Oral Evidence - The Purposeful Company Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sarah Edwards (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sonia Kumar; Charlie
Tuesday 14th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, Imperial College Business School, The Productivity Institute, and University of Cambridge Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Sarah Edwards (Chair); Antonia Bance; John Cooper; Sonia Kumar; Charlie

Sonia Kumar - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 4th November 2025 2 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Tuesday 11th November 2025 1:45 p.m. Business and Trade Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The work of the Department for Business and Trade At 2:00pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP - Secretary of State at Department for Business and Trade Gareth Thomas CB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Business and Trade View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Competition and Markets Authority relating to pricing practices in the live events sector, 25 September 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Minister of State for Trade relating to UK’s WTO Article XXVIII process, 17 September 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Government Chief Commercial Officer relating to Government contracts with Fujitsu since May 2024, 8 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State relating to UK-Greenland Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement Negotiations, 3 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter to Chief Operating Officer at the Cabinet Office relating to value of Government contract extensions with Fujitsu, 11 September 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to the Department's response to Vol.1 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry Report, 9 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the impact of the Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack on the supply chain, 16 September 2025 Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Wednesday 15th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from Tata Consultancy Services relating to the Committee's questions on recent UK cyber attacks, 29 September 2025 Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 14th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Lord Turner of Ecchinswell, Imperial College Business School, The Productivity Institute, and University of Cambridge Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 14th October 2025 Oral Evidence - The Purposeful Company Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from National Federation of Roofing Contractors relating to the evidence session on 16 September, 15 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the Ratification Plan for the UK-India Free Trade Agreement, 14 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round 2 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey, 13 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to UK-US Trade, 13 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Oral Evidence - Tokamak Energy, Checkout.com, and CMR Surgical Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Oral Evidence - National Grid, and Places for People Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Oral Evidence - Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Make UK, and National Centre for Universities and Business Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 21st October 2025 Oral Evidence - GB Group Plc, Blackbird Plc, and Quoted Companies Alliance Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 28th October 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the laon gurantee through UK Export Finance to Jaguar Land Rover, 13 October 2025 Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Friday 31st October 2025 Correspondence - Letter to the Secretary of State relating to Government financial support to JLR suppliers, 31 October 2025 Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State relating to the Regulation Action Plan, 21 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the District Councils' Network relating to the Committee's inquiry on Small Business Strategy, 1 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to the Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025, 21 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to Employment Rights Bill October Consultation Package, 23 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round eight of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland, 28 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Small Businesses and Economic Transformation relating to the Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, 29 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee
Tuesday 4th November 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to the launch of Capture Redress Scheme, 29 October 2025 Business and Trade Committee