Profile

Labour MP for North Tyneside

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, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee (since 2 Nov 2022)
• Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (since 22 Jun 2022)
• Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee (since 9 Feb 2022)
• Member, Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee (since 3 Nov 2021)
• Member, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (since 7 Sep 2021)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (since 14 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 8 Jun 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Farming and Rural Communities) (10 Oct 2016 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Transport Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (25 Feb 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Stephen Byers