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Profile

Independent MP for Hayes and Harlington

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

Party was Labour until 24 Jul 2024

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social
• @johnmcdonnellMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

John Martin McDonnell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Justice
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Communities and Local Government
• Departmental Pay
• Fire Services
• National Offender Management Service
• Departmental Sustainable Development
• Tonnage Tax

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (20 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022)
• Member, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 22 Sep 2021)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (22 Feb 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (14 Sep 2015 to 5 Apr 2020)
• Member, Justice Committee (25 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) (17 Oct 2001 to 14 Nov 2002)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 11 Apr 2002)
• Member, Deregulation Committee (19 Mar 1999 to 11 May 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Terry Dicks
• Neville Sandelson
• Arthur Skeffington
• Walter Ayles

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (0 out of 6)
• Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Autism Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Rights of Savers Bill Committee (0 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Intellectual Property: Artificial Intelligence — [Esther McVey in the Chair] 23 Apr 2025

  I am the secretary of the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group and have worked with Equity through the Performance Alliance and the Musicians’ Union for the last 25 years. I just want to get on the record the union perspective. As other Members have said, often in these debates the workers have been portrayed as luddites. It is quite the reverse; it is the workers who are...

• Intellectual Property: Artificial Intelligence — [Esther McVey in the Chair] 23 Apr 2025

  That is exactly right. One of the key issues raised by the hon. Member for Bury North is that lack of transparency, because people are not even aware that their stuff is being used until a later date, and then they are outraged. The role of Government is to ensure that they can enforce that the AI being developed is compliant with the regulations. In addition to that, as has been mentioned,...

• Intellectual Property: Artificial Intelligence — [Esther McVey in the Chair] 23 Apr 2025

  I am the secretary of the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group and have worked with Equity through the Performance Alliance and the Musicians’ Union for the last 25 years. I just want to get on the record the union perspective. As other Members have said, often in these debates the workers have been portrayed as luddites. It is quite the reverse; it is the workers who are...

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