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Your MP (Barry Gardiner) represents you, and all of the people who live in Brent West, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Brent West

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented Brent North

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @BarryGardiner
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Barry Gardiner campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for International Trade
• Treasury
• Trade and Industry
• International Development
• Iraq
• Arms Exports
• Fracking
• Natural Capital Accounting
• Bushmeat

Currently held offices

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill Committee (15 May 2024 to 22 May 2024)
• Member, Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (22 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Committee (10 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2024)
• Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (12 Jun 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research (18 Jan 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (21 Sep 2020 to 8 Feb 2022)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 8 Jun 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee ( 8 Jun 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Climate Change) (14 Jul 2016 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade (14 Jul 2016 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (27 Jun 2016 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (20 Dec 2010 to 4 Nov 2013)
• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee ( 2 Nov 2010 to 4 Nov 2013)
• Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (14 Nov 2007 to 18 Nov 2007)
• Special Envoy for Forestry (28 Jun 2007 to 15 Sep 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs) ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Delivery and Efficiency) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) ( 2 Apr 2004 to 10 May 2005)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Dec 2001 to 5 May 2005)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (10 Jun 1999 to 16 Oct 2002)
• Member, Procedure Committee (31 Jul 1997 to 25 Jan 2000)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (11 out of 13)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Environmental Audit Committee 5 Jun 2025

  I thank the Chair of the Select Committee for how he has conducted this inquiry and presented the report to the House. I also thank the Clerks and officials who prepared the report under considerable stress—we are very grateful for their work. I ask my hon. Friend to reflect further on the situation with the BBNJ treaty. I spoke this morning to the Journal Office, the House of Commons...

• Justice Committee 5 Jun 2025

  I welcome the statement from the Chair of the Select Committee and the appointment of Dame Vera Baird as the interim chair. Does my hon. Friend share a certain incredulity that the Ministry of Justice took three years to resolve the fee that would be paid to commissioners, and that the recruitment exercise appears to be taking 18 months to resolve? What is going on there? Does he believe that...

• Business of the House 5 Jun 2025

  Paragraph 7.36 of “Erskine May” states the process for setting out the ratification of international treaties. The Government’s treaty tracker says the global oceans treaty that the Leader of the House referred to earlier has not been ratified, and yet the BBNJ treaty—the global oceans treaty—was laid before this House on 16 October 2023. It appears the Government are misleading...

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