Profile

Labour MP for Sunderland Central

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Speaker's Conference Committee (since 19 Oct 2022)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 22 Jun 2020)
• Member, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation (since 10 Mar 2020)
• Member, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Member, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation (12 Mar 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)