About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Liam Byrne) represents you, and all of the people who live in Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. 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. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Entered the House of Commons on 15 July 2004 — Byelection

Also represented Birmingham, Hodge Hill

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @liambyrnemp.bsky.social
• @LiamByrneMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Liam Byrne campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Work and Pensions
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Treasury
• Department for Business and Trade
• Home Office
• Universal Credit
• Students: Loans
• Social Security Benefits
• Export Controls
• Housing Benefit

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements (since 11 Jun 2025)
• Chair, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls (since 5 Mar 2025)
• Chair, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls (since 5 Mar 2025)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 4 Dec 2024)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (since 2 Dec 2024)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee ( 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (15 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government (19 Dec 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (25 Jan 2022 to 27 Nov 2022)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee ( 5 Jan 2022 to 28 Nov 2023)
• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy) (17 Jul 2017 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 12 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (20 Jan 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 20 Jan 2011)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• The Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 6 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ( 3 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (HM Treasury) (also in the Home Office) (25 Jan 2008 to 3 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (West Midlands) (29 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Home Office) (Borders and Immigration) (28 Jun 2007 to 3 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration and Asylum) ( 9 May 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality) (22 May 2006 to 8 May 2007)
• Minister of State (Home Office) ( 5 May 2006 to 22 May 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (Care Services) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (22 Feb 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (17 out of 19)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 14)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)

Recent appearances

• Strategy for Elections 17 Jul 2025

  I welcome the measures to take out dark money from our politics, but they will mean nothing unless we move forward aggressively to ban cryptocurrency donations in British politics. They are used for money laundering and to disguise dark money. They have no role in British politics. Will the Minister confirm that the elections Bill will ban cryptocurrency donations?

• Business and Trade: Topical Questions 17 Jul 2025

  The Business and Trade Committee’s inquiry on small business is still open for evidence from Members from across the House. On Tuesday, we took evidence from the chief executive of Ofgem, who made it perfectly clear that a complete collapse of regulation in the years after covid led to thousands of businesses across our country paying higher energy bills than they needed to. Can the...

• Birmingham Pub Bombings 9 Jul 2025

  Fifty-one years ago, on 21 November 1974, two bombs exploded in the heart of Birmingham, at the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one lives were lost and 220 people were injured. Families were destroyed, futures were stolen, and scars were left that never healed. In those two pubs, the Provisional IRA murdered 21 souls. James Caddick, John Jones, Stanley Bodman, John Rowlands,...

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