About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Dawn Butler) represents you, and all of the people who live in Brent East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Brent East

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Also represented Brent Central; Brent South

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
• @dawnbutlerbrent
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Dawn Butler campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Women and Equalities
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Cabinet Office
• Equal Pay
• Office for Tackling Injustices
• Universal Credit
• Coronavirus: Disease Control
• Identity Cards

Currently held offices

• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 29 Jan 2025)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee ( 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (11 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Education Committee (11 May 2020 to 21 Sep 2020)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (31 Aug 2017 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities) (14 Jun 2017 to 31 Aug 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities) ( 6 Oct 2016 to 1 Feb 2017)
• Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office ( 3 Nov 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Young Citizens and Youth Engagement) (30 Oct 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Assistant Whip (17 Sep 2008 to 11 May 2010)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (12 Sep 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee ( 9 Nov 2007 to 26 Jan 2009)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee ( 7 Nov 2007 to 28 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Jane Kennedy, Minister of State), Department of Health (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (13 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Sarah Teather
• Paul Daisley
• Ken Livingstone
• Reginald Freeson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (0 out of 5)
• Chairman, Football Governance Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
• Chairman, Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
• Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Pensions Bill Committee (13 out of 20)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)

Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Football Governance Bill [Lords]: Clause 56 - Part 6: overview and interpretation 12 Jun 2025

  With this it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments 29 to 51.

• Public Bill Committee: Football Governance Bill [Lords]: Clause 56 - Part 6: overview and interpretation 12 Jun 2025

  With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment 77, in clause 56, page 46, line 4, after “organiser” insert “or directly received by a regulated club”. Amendment 78, in clause 56, page 46, line 17, after “organiser” insert “or a regulated club”. Amendment 79, in clause 56, page 46, line 24, after “organisers” insert “or by any club participating in a...

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