UK Parliament · member 413
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP
- Party
- Labour — Labour Party
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Member for this seat since
- 10 June 1999
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Hilary Benn, 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.
Land and property (within or outside the UK)
- Other in Essex
Family members employed
- Sally Clark employed
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 426 recorded divisions where Hilary Benn and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Hilary Benn voted the same way as most voting Labour members 426 times (100.0%).
This compares Hilary Benn 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
£229,922 across 9 reported donations from 1 distinct donor name, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Britain Ltd | Company | 9 | £229,922 | 2021-04-15 to 2023-07-01 |
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: £16,350 across 48 claim lines; 2024-25: £185,500 across 101 claim lines; 2023-24: £194,504 across 121 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 25 | £9,746 |
| 2025-26 | Accommodation | 23 | £6,604 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 2 | £162,859 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 67 | £15,318 |
| 2024-25 | Accommodation | 30 | £5,339 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 2 | £1,984 |
| 2023-24 | Staffing | 5 | £169,811 |
| 2023-24 | Office Costs | 82 | £15,240 |
| 2023-24 | Accommodation | 31 | £5,389 |
| 2023-24 | MP Travel | 3 | £4,065 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2012 | Staffing · Payroll | Total payroll costs for the 2011-12 year — Total payroll costs for the 2011-12 year | £99,380 | Paid |
| 26 January 2016 | Office Costs · Computer HW Purchase | Office Supplies — DVD external drive | £100 | Paid |
| 10 January 2012 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | payment card reconciliation — BT BILL PAYMENT 1 Telecommunication Equipment Including Telephone Sa | £100 | Paid |
| 29 November 2025 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | AMAZON UK [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 12 May 2011 | Accommodation · Telephone Usage/Rental | accommodation - bills — phone bill | £99 | Paid |
| 22 November 2012 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | QC Supplies Ltd — HL2140 2150 2170 2.6K MONO TONER BR-TN2120 | £99 | Paid |
| 24 October 2012 | Accommodation · Electricity | accommodation (oct 2012) — electricity | £99 | Paid |
| 31 March 2021 | MP Travel · Congestion charge & toll | Aggregated figure for travel during 2020-21 | £99 | Paid |
| 28 January 2013 | Office Costs · Const Office Gas | Utilities bills January 2013 — 25% of communal supply | £99 | Paid |
| 23 April 2012 | Accommodation · Telephone Usage/Rental | Accommodation (phone)apr2012 — telephone and broadband | £99 | Paid |
| 23 October 2018 | Accommodation · Electricity | elec acommodation Oct 2018 — electricity bill | £99 | Paid |
| 6 July 2012 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | Payment Card Reconciliation — BT BILL PAYMENT 1 Telecommunication Equipment Including Telephone Sa | £99 | Paid |
| 17 July 2013 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | payment card reconciliation — BT PAY BY PHONE Phone services [***] | £99 | Paid |
| 19 April 2013 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | Payment card reconciliation — BT BILL PAYMENT 1 Telecommunication Equipment Including Telephone Sa *** | £99 | Paid |
| 16 January 2013 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | Payment card reconciliation — BT BILL PAYMENT 1 Telecommunication Equipment Including Telephone Sa | £99 | 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.
Meetings recorded in departmental transparency returns
277 meetings recorded under this name as a minister in the quarterly returns of Northern Ireland Office. The name in the department’s file matched exactly one member of the Commons, which is the only reason it is shown here.
| Date | Met | Purpose, as recorded | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | Mayor Ruairí McHugh | Signing the Book of Condolence for Amy Doherty | Northern Ireland Office |
| 31 March 2026 | Vertiv | Visit to a digitial infrastructure company | Northern Ireland Office |
| 31 March 2026 | Action for Children Ebrington | Visit to children's charity | Northern Ireland Office |
| 31 March 2026 | Northwest Community Network | Meeting a community network to discuss challenges present in the North West of NI | Northern Ireland Office |
| 31 March 2026 | Foyle Family Justice Centre + Foyle Women's Aid | Meeting to discuss the services provided to victims and survivors of domestic abuse | Northern Ireland Office |
| 30 March 2026 | MJM Marine | Meeting with a global marine outfitting specialist | Northern Ireland Office |
| 30 March 2026 | Newry Chamber of Commerce | Roundtable discussion on regional issues | Northern Ireland Office |
| 30 March 2026 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Meeting following Governor Schwarzenegger received an honorary doctorate from Ulster University | Northern Ireland Office |
| 30 March 2026 | Navantia | Meeting one year after Navantia's acquisition of Harland & Wolff | Northern Ireland Office |
| 30 March 2026 | Airbus | Meeting to discuss development at Belfast site | Northern Ireland Office |
| 27 March 2026 | Down High School | Visit to school and meet pupils as part of their 'Current Affairs Society' | Northern Ireland Office |
| 26 March 2026 | Centre for Peace and Democracy | Reception to mark the graduation of the latest Fellowship Programme cohort | Northern Ireland Office |
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.