MP for West Worcestershire
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
“A high-attendance, largely party-loyal Conservative MP who fronts opposition business and trade policy while showing notable health-policy rebellions.”
Dame Harriett Baldwin is the Conservative MP for West Worcestershire, first elected in 2010. She is currently Shadow Minister for Business and Trade and serves on the Treasury Committee, reflecting a focus on economic and financial issues. Across her parliamentary career she has held numerous committee roles and previously served as Shadow Minister for Development.
Her voting record shows strong party loyalty (99%) with above-average attendance (78% vs 56% for the party). She has 15 rebel votes, indicating some independence on select issues. She generally backs immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, while generally opposing NHS funding, bus services regulation and VAT changes, with mixed votes on Universal Credit, transgender rights, asylum, trade unions and prison sentencing.
She has 12 declared financial interests, including miscellaneous entries; gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources and from sources outside the UK; and earnings from employment, ad hoc payments, and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
24 positions
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Since Nov 2024
Treasury Committee
Since Oct 2024
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
May 2025 - May 2025
Shadow Minister (Development)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
Feb 2024 - Mar 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Jun 2023 - May 2024
Treasury Committee
Nov 2022 - May 2024
Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
Nov 2022 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
AYEIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
AYEIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
NOLocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
NODraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
NOOpposition Day: Youth unemployment
AYEOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
AYEDraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.