Lisa Nandy
Labour Party
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Wigan
MP Since
6 May 2010 (16 years, 6 months)
Role
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Status
active
Constituency: Wigan
Lisa Nandy represents Wigan in the House of Commons, sitting as a Labour Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 16 years, 6 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£249,931
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£198,841
Office
£22,023
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£29,067
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Affiliations
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk). Only government ministers appear in this register — this is not tracked for all 650 MPs.
Amnesty International
Communication Workers Union
Unite the Union
Notable Constituency Interests
The Tote is headquartered in the constituency.
Source: List of Ministers' Interests (gov.uk)
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 233 Aye, 94 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 90 Aye, 290 No (failed)
Voted No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 356 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 94 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted No
Privilege
28 Apr 2026 · Result: 223 Aye, 335 No (failed)
Voted No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 270 Aye, 170 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 273 Aye, 167 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 279 Aye, 176 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 271 Aye, 171 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 279 Aye, 164 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 272 Aye, 64 No (passed)
Voted Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
27 Apr 2026 · Result: 269 Aye, 170 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
22 Apr 2026 · Result: 380 Aye, 7 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B
22 Apr 2026 · Result: 272 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439
20 Apr 2026 · Result: 292 Aye, 158 No (passed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (20)
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Ministers consider forcing TV industry to better protect women after David Walliams allegations
Lisa Nandy expected to meet leaders from television, film and publishing and could legislate if voluntary action deemed insufficient
Ministe…
The Guardian·11 Nov· View coverage →
Millions of Britons face Vinted and eBay ban as Government 'looks seriously' at crackdown
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is "seriously considering" broadening the Government's planned social media ban for under-16s to include online…
GB News·8 Nov· View coverage →
Prince Harry attends Remembrance Sunday service away from King as Royal Family honours fallen heroes
Prince Harry was spotted among the crowds at a Remembrance Sunday service away from the King and the rest of the Royal Family.
The Duke of S…
GB News·8 Nov· View coverage →
Lisa Nandy blames Tories for 'politicising' Remembrance Sunday after Labour got slammed for 'tone deaf' EU message
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has laid blame on the Conservatives for "politicising" Remembrance Sunday after taking aim at the Labour Govern…
GB News·8 Nov· View coverage →
Women in media alleging abuse too often not protected, Lisa Nandy says
Culture secretary says there is still a problem in media industry and across public life after Russell Brand conviction
Lisa Nandy, the cult…
Guardian Politics·8 Nov· View coverage →
Abuse in media industry probably still happening, minister warns in wake of Brand case
Lisa Nandy told Laura Kuenssberg that 'many people' in the media industry had opened up to her.
BBC News·8 Nov· View coverage →
Nandy flags downsides of closer EU relations
Cabinet minister Lisa Nandy has suggested there are downsides to closer relations with the European Union. Speaking to the BBC, Nandy said s…
City AM·8 Nov· View coverage →
Lisa Nandy rejects criticism after linking Erasmus to Remembrance Sunday
Kevin Hollinrake, the Tory chairman, suggested she was using the national civic occasion to ‘try to make an EU membership pitch’.
Evening Standard·8 Nov· View coverage →
Nandy Denies ‘Insulting’ Veterans With Remembrance Sunday EU Pitch
Lisa Nandy has rejected claims she disrespected veterans after a DCMS press release last night said she “believes that we owe it to our brav…
Guido Fawkes·8 Nov· View coverage →
Nandy: Labour “Not Being Complacent” on Defence Spending
Lisa Nandy on Sky News this morning: “There are choices to be made, and in a very, very difficult, spending environment where there isn’t a …
Guido Fawkes·8 Nov· View coverage →
Culture Secretary formally intervenes in Sky’s £1.6bn ITV deal
Lisa Nandy will bring forward streaming legislation to allow a new public interest consideration covering broadcasting of on-demand programm…
Evening Standard·4 Nov· View coverage →
Culture Secretary formally intervenes in Sky’s £1.6bn ITV deal
Lisa Nandy will bring forward streaming legislation to allow a new public interest consideration covering broadcasting of on-demand programm…
Evening Standard·4 Nov· View coverage →
Culture Secretary formally intervenes in Sky’s £1.6bn ITV deal
Lisa Nandy will bring forward streaming legislation to allow a new public interest consideration covering broadcasting of on-demand programm…
Evening Standard·4 Nov· View coverage →
Culture Secretary to intervene in £1.6bn Sky and ITV deal
Lisa Nandy will now ask the CMA and regulator Ofcom to investigate the deal.
Evening Standard·4 Nov· View coverage →
Government intervenes in Sky’s £1.6bn ITV takeover
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has formally intervened in Sky’s £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s broadcasting business after raising concerns over its…
City AM·4 Nov· View coverage →
Ministers urged to break cover and publicly back crackdown on Facebook owner Meta over plans to 'steal' UK publishers' content to train AI models, with publishing industry accusing Government of 'absence of any public support'
In a letter to the Business and Culture Secretaries Jonathan Reynolds and Lisa Nandy, publishing industry leaders hit out at 'the absence of…
Daily Mail·29 Oct· View coverage →
Final shortlist for UK City of Culture 2029 revealed
The final shortlist for the 2029 UK City of Culture has been revealed.
Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield, and Wrexham are the four contend…
GB News·22 Oct· View coverage →
TV viewers could be hit by new 'Netflix tax' as Lisa Nandy considers making fans of streaming services pay the £180-a-year licence fee
Popular shows on Netflix include current top-ranked series Below, a Canadian supernatural drama starring US actor Josh Hartnett.
Daily Mail·16 Oct· View coverage →
Nandy Mulls “Netflix Tax” on Streaming Services to Prop Up BBC
Lisa Nandy is considering extending the £180 licence fee to cover streaming services like Netflix and YouTube. A YouTube Tax just to keep th…
Guido Fawkes·16 Oct· View coverage →
Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky’s £1.6bn purchase of ITV
Culture secretary’s move paves way for deeper scrutiny of deal that would create UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster
The culture secretary, …
The Guardian·15 Oct· View coverage →