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Kevin Brennan

Labour MP for Cardiff West

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Kevin Brennan’s voting in Parliament

Kevin Brennan is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

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Kevin Brennan has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Entertainers: USA 21 Mar 2023

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the United States on that Government's proposals to increase the cost of visas for touring performers.

  • BBC: Government Role in Impartiality 14 Mar 2023

    The Minister says Ministers are not getting involved, but the Leader of the House, reading from a prepared script at business questions last Thursday, said: “Labour is borrowing from the Gary Lineker playbook… This country does not need goal-hangers; it needs centre-forwards.”—[Official Report, 9 March 2023; Vol. 729, c. 413.] That perhaps shows her slight lack of understanding of...

  • Point of Order 9 Mar 2023

    On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In an exchange earlier with the Leader of the House, I raised the asylum case of a constituent of mine whose husband was executed by the Iranian regime. Not many things shock me in this place, but I was genuinely shocked that the Leader of the House—quite rightly doing what she does to defend Government policy—failed to even emote a simple...

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Labour MP for Cardiff West

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

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Topics of interest

Kevin Brennan campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Education
  • Department for Digital
  • Culture
  • Media and Sport
  • Department for Business
  • Innovation and Skills
  • Department for Education
  • Department for Culture
  • Media and Sport
  • Academies
  • Teachers: Training
  • Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
  • Free Schools
  • Kings Science Academy

Currently held offices

  • Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (since 25 Jan 2023)
  • Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (since 7 Dec 2022)
  • Member, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee (since 9 Mar 2022)
  • Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (since 2 Feb 2022)
  • Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
  • Member, Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill Committee (since 9 Nov 2021)
  • Member, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation (since 10 Mar 2020)
  • Member, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage) (3 Jul 2017 to 10 Apr 2020)
  • Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage) (9 Oct 2016 to 3 Jul 2017)
  • Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 9 Oct 2016)
  • Shadow Minister (Education) (8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
  • Member, Public Administration Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 17 Jan 2011)
  • Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
  • Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (also Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
  • Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for Children, Schools and Families) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
  • Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Third Sector) (5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Children, Young People and Families) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
  • The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
  • PPS (Rt Hon Alan Milburn, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), Cabinet Office (2 Nov 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
  • Member, Public Administration Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 19 Jan 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 6 Mar 2023.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Betting and Gaming Council
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket, with hospitality, to England v Wales rugby at Twickenham, value £1,115
Date received: 26 February 2022
Date accepted: 26 February 2022
Donor status: company, registration 12213577
(Registered 08 March 2022)
Name of donor: Sky UK Ltd
Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket, with hospitality, to the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards, value £300
Date received: 23 February 2022
Date accepted: 23 February 2022
Donor status: company, registration 2906991
(Registered 29 March 2022)
Name of donor: Sky UK Ltd
Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Sky Arts Salon event with hospitality, value £125
Date received: 16 March 2022
Date accepted: 16 March 2022
Donor status: company, registration 2906991
(Registered 29 March 2022)
Name of donor: Society of London Theatre
Address of donor: 32 Rose Street, London WC2E 9ET
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the 2022 Olivier Awards with hospitality, total value £800
Date received: 10 April 2022
Date accepted: 10 April 2022
Donor status: company, registration 00527227
(Registered 19 April 2022)
Name of donor: The Ivors Academy
Address of donor: 1 Upper James Street, London W1F 9DE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Ivor Novello Awards Ceremony, value £609.60
Date received: 19 May 2022
Date accepted: 19 May 2022
Donor status: company, registration 03643088
(Registered 08 June 2022)
Name of donor: UK Music Ltd
Address of donor: Savoy Hill House, 7-10 Savoy Hill, London WC2R 0BU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One hospitality ticket to Glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts, value £660
Date received: 24 June 2022
Date accepted: 24 June 2022
Donor status: company, registration 03245288
(Registered 20 July 2022)
Name of donor: PRS for Music Ltd
Address of donor: 1st Floor, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane, London SE1 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets to BST Hyde Park concert, value £675.46
Date received: 3 July 2022
Date accepted: 3 July 2022
Donor status: company, registration 03444246
(Registered 20 July 2022)
Name of donor: The Welsh Rugby Union Limited
Address of donor: Principality Stadium, Westgate St, Cardiff CF10 1NS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality for Wales vs Georgia rugby match, value of £600
Date received: 19 November 2022
Date accepted: 19 November 2022
Donor status: company, registration 03419514
(Registered 16 December 2022)
Name of donor: Music Publishers Association Limited
Address of donor: 2nd Floor, Synergy House, 114-118 Southampton Row, London WC1B 5AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket and hospitality for Music Publishers Association Christmas Lunch, value £360
Date received: 16 December 2022
Date accepted: 16 December 2022
Donor status: company, registration 00140248
(Registered 10 January 2023)
Name of donor: Warner Music UK Limited
Address of donor: Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6AF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket with hospitality for the 2023 BRIT awards, value £1,500
Date received: 11 February 2023
Date accepted: 11 February 2023
Donor status: company, registration 00680511
(Registered 22 February 2023)

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