Lisa Nandy
Labour Party
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Wigan
MP Since
6 May 2010 (16 years, 5 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, 5 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 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 →
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she is 'minded to intervene' in Sky's proposed £1.6bn takeover of ITV
Sky's takeover of ITV may be blocked after the culture secretary said she was 'minded to intervene' on the deal.
Daily Mail·15 Oct· View coverage →
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy ‘minded to intervene’ in Sky takeover of ITV
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy is “minded to intervene” in Sky’s proposed £1.6bn takeover of ITV’s media and entertainment arm. In a statement…
City AM·15 Oct· View coverage →
Culture Secretary may intervene following £1.6 billion Sky and ITV deal
Lisa Nandy is considering intervention on the basis of a new public interest consideration to maintain a wide range of broadcasting.
Evening Standard·15 Oct· View coverage →
Culture Secretary may intervene following £1.6 billion Sky and ITV deal
Lisa Nandy is considering intervention on the basis of a new public interest consideration to maintain a wide range of broadcasting.
Evening Standard·15 Oct· View coverage →
BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible | Nils Pratley
For all the howls of a ‘stitch-up’, it’s hard to see what ministers were supposed to do, as the alternatives risked worse outcomes
“All the …
The Guardian·5 Oct· View coverage →
Jeremy Clarkson reveals ‘dream’ to start second pub and why Piddington might be the ideal location for it
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed plans to set up a new pub abroad during a surprise appearance at the Conservative Party conference.
The former…
GB News·5 Oct· View coverage →
BT rescues TalkTalk from collapse amid worries over national security threat
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy intervened on Monday, invoking a Public Interest Intervention Notice and ordering a speedy CMA probe.
Evening Standard·5 Oct· View coverage →
BT rescues TalkTalk from collapse amid worries over national security threat
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy intervened on Monday, invoking a Public Interest Intervention Notice and ordering a speedy CMA probe.
Evening Standard·5 Oct· View coverage →
Lisa Nandy admits ‘problem’ with Ofcom enforcement of online safety rules
Lisa Nandy has admitted there is “a problem” with Ofcom’s ability to enforce online safety rules as she signalled further regulation of tech…
City AM·30 Sept· View coverage →
Nandy says children’s social media ban only ‘staging post’ in online safety drive
Exclusive: Culture secretary says UK will crack down further and be ‘pioneer of tech as a force for good’
Lisa Nandy has warned technology f…
The Guardian·30 Sept· View coverage →
Ministers abandon plan to make overseas visitors pay for England’s top museums
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says the 15 national museums and galleries ‘must be free, forever, for everyone to access’
FT UK·28 Sept· View coverage →
Nandy labels Farage ‘master of conspiracy theory’ over Fairford claims
Culture secretary tells event at Labour conference Reform UK leader is exploiting public anxiety
Nigel Farage has been described as a “maste…
Guardian Politics·28 Sept· View coverage →
Labour confirms when 12 million Britons will be banned from using social media
Labour has revealed the date when millions of Britons will be banned from using social media as part of an "online safety" drive.
In June, …
GB News·28 Sept· View coverage →
Hit Man City with justice ‘as quickly as possible’, minister tells Premier League after 'guilty verdicts'
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said it was in the interest of fans from all clubs that the dispute does not ‘drag on any longer’
Evening Standard·26 Sept· View coverage →
Apple to open its first dedicated concert venue, and it's based in Britain
Apple has built a dedicated concert venue in the Battersea Power Station, which completed its £9 billion renovation and reopened as a shoppi…
GB News·22 Sept· View coverage →