About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Uma Kumaran) represents you, and all of the people who live in Stratford and Bow, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Stratford and Bow

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Education
• Home Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Service Charges
• Clarion Housing Group: Complaints
• Housing Associations
• East London NHS Foundation Trust: Mental Health Services
• Students: Disadvantaged

Currently held offices

• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Employment Rights Bill Committee (13 Nov 2024 to 16 Jan 2025)
• Member, Great British Energy Bill Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 15 Oct 2024)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Great British Energy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Employment Rights Bill Committee (18 out of 21)

Recent appearances

• Prime Minister: Engagements 19 Mar 2025

  My constituency has the greatest number of high-rise buildings with dangerous cladding in the country. On Friday, I visited Stratford fire station. Our brilliant local firefighters told me that 77 high-rise buildings in Newham and 165 in Tower Hamlets are covered in hazardous materials, with many of them deemed unsafe. Thousands of my constituents have been calling for justice for years....

• Contribution of Muslims to Communities 13 Mar 2025

  I commend my hon. Friend for his contributions to this House, and I echo the comments about how great it is that we have you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, for this important debate. My hon. Friend makes the point about fighting the tide of hatred, which I have seen at first hand. In a previous life before I entered this place, I was very proud to work for our first ever Muslim-heritage...

• 4J Nature of declaration relating to other working conditions 11 Mar 2025

  Will the shadow Minister give way?

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