UK Parliament · member 4790
Apsana Begum MP
- Party
- Labour — Labour Party
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Member for this seat since
- 12 December 2019
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Apsana Begum, 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.
Shareholdings
- Shares in Apsana Begum Ltd (registered 27 February 2023)
Miscellaneous
- Unpaid Director of Apsana Begum Ltd. (registered 27 February 2023)
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 409 recorded divisions where Apsana Begum and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Apsana Begum voted the same way as most voting Labour members 354 times (86.6%).
This compares Apsana Begum 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
£6,235 across 2 reported donations from 2 distinct donor names, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum | Unincorporated Association | 1 | £4,145 | 2019-10-01 |
| Unite the Union | Trade Union | 1 | £2,090 | 2021-12-19 |
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: £21,599 across 37 claim lines; 2024-25: £255,210 across 61 claim lines; 2023-24: £286,241 across 97 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Staffing | 7 | £14,848 |
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 30 | £6,751 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 7 | £226,742 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 51 | £28,102 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 2 | £300 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 1 | £66 |
| 2023-24 | Staffing | 2 | £251,103 |
| 2023-24 | Office Costs | 94 | £34,787 |
| 2023-24 | Staff Travel | 1 | £351 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2022 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — XMA LTD | £98 | Paid |
| 10 February 2023 | Office Costs · Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | — | £93 | Paid |
| 18 July 2025 | Office Costs · Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | TOWER HAMLETS BC | £92 | Paid |
| 6 March 2025 | Office Costs · Business rates | TOWER HAMLETS BC [200011725-3168] [200011793-217] | £911 | Paid |
| 11 March 2020 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | Banner February 2020 | £91 | Paid |
| 12 June 2025 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | Banner July 2025 | £91 | Paid |
| 18 September 2025 | Staffing · Recruitment Services &Costs | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | £900 | Paid |
| 9 March 2025 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CAPCUT [200011725-6498] | £10 | Paid |
| 9 February 2025 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CAPCUT [200011725-1340] | £10 | Paid |
| 9 January 2025 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CAPCUT | £10 | Paid |
| 9 December 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CAPCUT | £10 | Paid |
| 9 November 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CAPCUT | £10 | Paid |
| 9 October 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CAPCUT | £10 | Paid |
| 9 September 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CAPCUT | £10 | Paid |
| 9 August 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CAPCUT | £10 | 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.
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.