Profile

Labour MP for South Shields

Entered the House of Commons on 3 May 2013 — Byelection

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (since 15 Jun 2022)
• Member, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (since 16 Jun 2021)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (since 6 Jul 2020)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee (since 5 Mar 2020)
• Member, Defence Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Education) (Children and Families) ( 9 Oct 2016 to 14 Mar 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) ( 6 Jan 2016 to 29 Jun 2016)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 1 Feb 2016)
• Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (10 Jun 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Miliband
• David Clark
• Arthur Blenkinsop
• James Ede
• Harcourt Johnstone
• James Ede
• Edward Harney
• Joseph Wilson
• Cecil Cochrane
• Russell Rea
• William Robson
• James Stevenson
• Robert Ingham
• John Wawn
• Robert Ingham