Rt Hon Liam Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Liam Byrne has been an MP since 2004. Currently: Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees; Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements; Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury (HM Treasury) | 2009 to 2010 | |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Cabinet Office) | 2008 to 2009 | |
| Minister of State (HM Treasury) (also in the Home Office) (HM Treasury) | 2008 | |
| Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (West Midlands) (Regional Affairs) | 2007 to 2008 | |
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Borders and Immigration) (Home Office) | 2007 to 2008 | |
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration and Asylum) (Home Office) | 2007 | |
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality) (Home Office) | 2006 to 2007 | |
| Minister of State (Home Office) (Home Office) | 2006 |
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| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (Care Services) (Department of Health) | 2005 to 2006 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy) (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | 2017 to 2020 | |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | 2013 to 2015 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Department for Work and Pensions) | 2011 to 2013 | |
| Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Cabinet Office) | 2010 to 2011 | |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (HM Treasury) | 2010 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees | 2026 to now | Now |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements | 2025 to now | Now |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls | 2025 to now | Now |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2024 to now | Now |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill | 2024 | |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2024 |
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| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill | 2022 | |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 2022 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2022 to 2023 | |
| International Trade Committee | 2016 to 2017 | |
| European Scrutiny Committee | 2005 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Liam Byrne has 6 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 02 July 2026 - £820.00 | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 30 May 2026 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to South Korea between 13 April 2026 and 17 April 2026 | 7 May 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 31 March 2026 - £4,100.00 | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 13 January 2026 - £4,100.00 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Employment and earnings | Writing a book - Head of Zeus – UK | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Liam Byrne asked 128 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
142 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Liam Byrne represents Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Liam Byrne won with 31% of the votes, and James Giles (Workers Party of Britain) came second with 27%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Byrne | Labour | 10,655 | 31.2% |
| James Giles | Workers Party of Britain | 9,089 | 26.6% |
| Jamie Pullin | Reform UK | 6,456 | 18.9% |
| Caroline Clapper | Conservative | 4,634 | 13.6% |
| Imran Khan | Green Party | 2,360 | 6.9% |
| Qasim Esak | Liberal Democrat | 942 | 2.8% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Liam Byrne took part in 170 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Liam Byrne voted the same way as their party in 168 of the 168 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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