Kate Dearden MP
Labour (Co-op)
Halifax
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Kate Dearden is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Halifax, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
1 registered interest published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Halifax
current
Party history
2024-07-04 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-07 → present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
2024-07-18 → 2025-09-07
Assistant Whip
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-12-04 → 2024-12-12
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
2025-02-26 → 2025-03-11
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
2025-06-24 → present
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
2025-07-10 → 2025-07-17
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
kate.dearden.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Website
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