MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch
Dame Meg Hillier is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch, first elected in 2005. She currently serves on the Treasury Committee and the Liaison Committee in the Commons, and has previously sat on the Public Accounts Committee and other select committees.
She shows very high party loyalty (99%) and reasonable attendance (70%), with 12 rebel votes to date. Described as centre-left (44/100), her record includes strong backing for NHS funding and Universal Credit, while opposing tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; her stance on VAT, transgender rights, and trade union powers is mixed.
Declares nine financial interests, including seven miscellaneous entries and two entries for visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
22 positions
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Treasury Committee
Since Sept 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Jun 2023 - May 2024
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Down Syndrome Bill
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill
Nov 2021 - Dec 2021
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - May 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada
8 Feb 2017
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part
8 Feb 2017
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt)
7 Dec 2016
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading
1 Feb 2017
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017
8 Feb 2017
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading