Paulette Hamilton
Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington
Won with 43.3% · Majority: 7,019
The Verdict
You'd struggle to find a vote where this MP put their constituents ahead of the party line. The voting record speaks for itself.
Subject Grades
How Paulette scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 43.3% of the vote, majority of 7,019
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
9,440 households in fuel poverty locally (18.84%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 69.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
48% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
18.84% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 43.3% of the vote, majority of 7,019
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
10,021 children in poverty in this constituency (37.2%)
Follow the Money
What Paulette claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 9,440 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 10,021 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 48% of their constituents rent
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(13 entries)£3k
ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ
Role, work or services: Jeremy Vine guest reviewer on the breakfast program, discussing current news affairs of the day. From: 16 January 2025. Payer: ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ (Registered 1 April 2025) Payment: £600 panel member on breakfast programme Received on: 4 September 2025. Hours: 7 hrs attended over two dates (3 July 2025 3.5 hours and 13 August 3.5hours). (Registered 4 September 2025)
ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ
Role, work or services: Jeremy Vine guest reviewer on the breakfast program, discussing current news affairs of the day. From: 16 January 2025. Payer: ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ (Registered 1 April 2025) Payment: £450 One in person appearance and two online appearances. Received on: 7 November 2025. Hours: 5 hrs estimated. (Registered 18 November 2025)
ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ
Role, work or services: Jeremy Vine guest reviewer on the breakfast program, discussing current news affairs of the day. From: 16 January 2025. Payer: ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ (Registered 1 April 2025) Payment: £300 Jeremy Vine guest reviewer Channel 5 Received on: 7 February 2025. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 1 April 2025)
ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ
Role, work or services: Jeremy Vine guest reviewer on the breakfast program, discussing current news affairs of the day. From: 16 January 2025. Payer: ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ (Registered 1 April 2025) Payment: £300 Received on: 21 March 2025. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 1 April 2025)
ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ
Role, work or services: Jeremy Vine guest reviewer on the breakfast program, discussing current news affairs of the day. From: 16 January 2025. Payer: ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ (Registered 1 April 2025) Payment: £300 Received on: 20 June 2025. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 30 June 2025)
ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ
Role, work or services: Jeremy Vine guest reviewer on the breakfast program, discussing current news affairs of the day. From: 16 January 2025. Payer: ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ (Registered 1 April 2025) Payment: £300 Received on: 5 December 2025. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 15 December 2025)
ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ
Role, work or services: Jeremy Vine guest reviewer on the breakfast program, discussing current news affairs of the day. From: 16 January 2025. Payer: ITN Productions (Channel 5 Studio), 200 Gray's Inn road, London WC1X 8XZ (Registered 1 April 2025) Payment: £180 Received on: 27 June 2025. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 30 June 2025)
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Unit 1 B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham B1 3RB
Role, work or services: Sitting on hearings as an Independent Associate Manager Payer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Unit 1 B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham B1 3RB (Registered 21 March 2022; updated 5 October 2023 and 30 July 2024) Payment: £159.20 Received on: 28 February 2025. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 18 March 2025)
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Unit 1 B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham B1 3RB
Role, work or services: Sitting on hearings as an Independent Associate Manager Payer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Unit 1 B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham B1 3RB (Registered 21 March 2022; updated 5 October 2023 and 30 July 2024) Payment: £150 Received on: 26 July 2024. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 1 April 2025)
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Unit 1 B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham B1 3RB
Role, work or services: Sitting on hearings as an Independent Associate Manager Payer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Unit 1 B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham B1 3RB (Registered 21 March 2022; updated 5 October 2023 and 30 July 2024) Payment: £149.40 Received on: 28 April 2025. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 19 May 2025)
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Unit 1 B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham B1 3RB
Role, work or services: Sitting on hearings as an Independent Associate Manager Payer: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, Unit 1 B1, 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham B1 3RB (Registered 21 March 2022; updated 5 October 2023 and 30 July 2024) Payment: £111.20 Received on: 28 March 2025. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 31 March 2025)
Centaura Ltd, 18 River Street, Lancaster LA1 1AD
Role, work or services: Preparing and delivering training and development sessions Payer: Centaura Ltd, 18 River Street, Lancaster LA1 1AD
King’s Fund, Cavendish Square, London W1G OAN
Role, work or services: Preparing and delivering training and development session Payer: King’s Fund, Cavendish Square, London W1G OAN
8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)
Undisclosed
Registered Nurse at the Bank Universities Hospitals, Birmingham. (Registered 21 March 2022)
Undisclosed
Vice President of the Local Government Association (LGA). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 28 June 2022 (Registered 25 July 2022)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Paulette's Expenses
145 individual claims totalling £275,905.23 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(8 claims)£216,560.29
Payroll(1)£214,364.29
Bought-in services(7)£2,196.00
Office Costs(109 claims)£27,998.22
Rent(1)£17,214.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(27)£3,243.00
Stationery & printing(53)£3,100.45
Business rates(1)£1,076.57
Equipment - purchase(3)£838.77
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(15)£810.00
Software & applications(2)£738.00
Postage & couriers(2)£592.56
Hospitality(4)£215.37
TV licence(1)£169.50
Accommodation(20 claims)£17,375.86
Rent(10)£14,160.00
Council tax(2)£1,665.06
Utilities(8)£1,550.80
MP Travel(2 claims)£7,297.90
Rail(2)£7,297.90
Staff Travel(6 claims)£6,672.96
Rail(2)£5,488.92
Hotel - London(1)£758.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£330.99
Mileage - car(2)£95.05
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Birmingham Erdington: The Real Impact
The people Paulette was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024