About your Member of Parliament
Your MP (Stephen Timms) represents you, and all of the people who live in East Ham,
at the UK Parliament in Westminster.
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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.
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Labour MP for East Ham
Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1994 — unknown
Also represented Newham North East
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Topics of interest
Stephen Timms campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Home Office
- Department for Education
- Treasury
- Universal Credit
- Work Programme
- Social Security Benefits
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Employment Schemes
Currently held offices
- The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (since 8 Jul 2024)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee ( 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024)
- Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee ( 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023)
- Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (15 Dec 2021 to 5 Jan 2022)
- Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
- Chair, Work and Pensions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
- Chair, Work and Pensions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Education Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
- Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
- Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
- Shadow Financial Secretary (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Shadow Minister (Digital Britain) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury) ( 6 Aug 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
- Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform) (25 Jan 2008 to 5 Oct 2008)
- Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
- The Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (18 Oct 2004 to 12 Jul 2005)
- The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (30 Sep 2004 to 10 May 2005)
- Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness) (29 May 2002 to 9 Sep 2004)
- Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools) (11 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 3 Nov 1999 to 11 May 2001)
- The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (29 Jul 1999 to 7 Jun 2001)
- Minister of State (Department of Social Security) ( 1 Jan 1999 to 29 Jul 1999)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) (28 Jul 1998 to 30 Dec 1998)
- Member, Treasury Committee (15 Jan 1996 to 21 Mar 1997)
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (27 Jun 1994 to 21 Mar 1997)
- Member, Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee ( 1 Jan 1929 to 1 Feb 1929)
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Recent appearances
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It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. The Government takes positive action to promote disabled people’s participation in public life, including protecting disabled people through the Equality Act 2010. In relation to accessing elected office specifically, political parties have responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable...
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Monthly statistics for the number of Starts to Universal Credit in Great Britain by age, are published quarterly on Stat-Xplore, and are currently available to October 2024, with statistics to January 2025 due to be published on Tuesday 18th February 2025. Users can log in or access Stat-Xplore as a guest and, if needed, can access guidance on how to extract the information required. There...
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The Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was introduced in 2008 and determines the maximum housing support for tenants in the private rented sector. Claimants in similar circumstances living in the same area are entitled to the same maximum rent allowance regardless of the contractual rent paid. LHA rates do not cover all rents in all areas. In April 2024, LHA rates were restored at the 30th...
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