About your Member of Parliament
Your MP (Catherine McKinnell) represents you, and all of the people who live in Newcastle upon Tyne North,
at the UK Parliament in Westminster.
MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency.
In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government.
In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues.
They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.
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Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North
Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Topics of interest
Catherine McKinnell campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Treasury
- Department for Education
- Department of Health and Social Care
- HM Treasury
- Department for Transport
- Children: Day Care
- Revenue and Customs
- Apprentices
- East Coast Railway Line
- Schools: Buildings
Currently held offices
- Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) (since 6 Sep 2023)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (26 Jan 2022 to 2 Feb 2022)
- Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 6 Sep 2023)
- Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 Sep 2023)
- Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 Sep 2023)
- Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Treasury Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Petitions Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Petitions Committee (14 Mar 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Petitions Committee (14 Mar 2016 to 29 Jan 2020)
- Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee ( 9 Mar 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Education Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Shadow Attorney General (14 Sep 2015 to 11 Jan 2016)
- Shadow Minister (Treasury) (18 Mar 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Education) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 18 Mar 2013)
- Shadow Solicitor General ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
- Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 8 Nov 2010)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will have discussions with (a) responsible bodies and (b) local authorities on their school estate management capability.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the average condition funding required per pupil by local authority.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 17 of the NAO report on the Condition of school buildings, HC 1516, published on 28 June 2023, what estimate she has made of the number of children studying in schools where the responsible body or her Department believes that major repair works are required in each of the next five years.
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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from
UK sources
Name of donor:
Arena Racing CompanyAddress of donor: 4th Floor Millbank Tower, 21024 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality for four people at
Newcastle Racecourse, value £600
Date received: 7 April 2023
Date accepted: 7 April 2023
Donor status: company, registration 07997040
(Registered 19 April 2023)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Joint owner of residential rented property in Northumberland: (i).
8. Miscellaneous
Solicitor (currently non-practising).
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