About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (David Lammy) represents you, and all of the people who live in Tottenham, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Tottenham

Entered the House of Commons on 22 June 2000 — Byelection

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @DavidLammy
• https://facebook.com/DavidLammyTottenham

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

David Lammy campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Justice
• Home Office
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Education
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Grenfell Tower: Fires
• Gambling
• Students: Finance
• Social Security Benefits
• Immigration

Currently held offices

• Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (since 5 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (29 Nov 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice ( 6 Apr 2020 to 29 Nov 2021)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 27 Jun 2022)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (12 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art ( 1 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee) (24 Mar 2011 to 12 Oct 2011)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (26 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Higher Education and Intellectual Property) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Higher Education and Intellectual Property) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Higher Education & Intellectual Property) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Skills) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture) (10 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (29 May 2002 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Member, Public Administration Committee ( 5 Mar 2001 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Procedure Committee (25 Jan 2001 to 11 May 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bernie Grant
• Norman Atkinson
• Alan Brown
• Frederick Messer
• Percy Alden
• Joseph Howard

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (10 out of 13)
• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (10 out of 23)
• Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 7)

Recent appearances

• Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Palestinians in Gaza: US Policy 25 Feb 2025

  We do not support forced displacement of Palestinians or any reduction in the territory of the Gaza strip. Palestinians must be able to live and prosper in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. That is why it is essential that we work together to ensure that all aspects of the ceasefire are implemented and that it becomes permanent.

• Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Palestinians in Gaza: US Policy 25 Feb 2025

  This House has watched with horror the loss of life in the Gaza strip particularly and the plight of the hostages held in bunkers under Gaza. The US played a pivotal role, and all credit should go to President Trump for brokering that negotiated ceasefire agreement. I am thankful for the role that the Israeli Government, Qatar and Egypt played in getting to that ceasefire. It is our belief,...

• Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Palestinians in Gaza: US Policy 25 Feb 2025

  I think we were all pleased to see Emily Damari emerge; of course, we have been in touch with the Damari family. As the right hon. Gentleman would expect, we have also been in touch with UNRWA —the Minister for Development raised this issue with Mr Lazzarini directly—which has instigated an investigation.

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