About your Member of Parliament
Your MP (Sharon Hodgson) represents you, and all of the people who live in Washington and Gateshead South,
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.
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Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South
Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election
Also represented Washington and Sunderland West; Gateshead East and Washington West
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Topics of interest
Sharon Hodgson campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Education
- Department for Education
- Department of Health
- Health
- Directors
- Pay
- Special Educational Needs
- Children: Day Care
- Staff
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Members Estimate Committee ( 4 Sep 2024 to 4 Dec 2024)
- Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee (22 Jul 2024 to 4 Dec 2024)
- Member, Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission (27 Mar 2023 to 4 Dec 2024)
- Member, Members Estimate Committee ( 8 Mar 2023 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Public Accounts Commission ( 8 Mar 2023 to 17 Dec 2024)
- Member, House of Commons Commission ( 8 Mar 2023 to 4 Dec 2024)
- Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee ( 8 Mar 2023 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 7 Mar 2023 to 30 May 2024)
- Chair, Finance Committee (Commons) ( 7 Mar 2023 to 30 May 2024)
- Chair, Finance Committee (Commons) ( 7 Mar 2023 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (28 Feb 2023 to 7 Mar 2023)
- Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (25 Feb 2021 to 14 Apr 2021)
- Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (22 Feb 2021 to 22 Feb 2021)
- Shadow Minister (Defence) (10 Apr 2020 to 14 May 2021)
- Shadow Minister (Public Health) ( 9 Jan 2018 to 10 Apr 2020)
- Shadow Minister (Public Health) ( 9 Oct 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
- Shadow Minister (Education) ( 8 May 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
- Shadow Minister (Equalities) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 18 Sep 2015)
- Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (26 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Education) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
- Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- Member, North East Regional Select Committee ( 3 Mar 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- PPS (Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo, Minister of State), Department of Health (27 Nov 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
- PPS (Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence ( 4 Aug 2008 to 27 Nov 2008)
- Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (26 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
- PPS (Mr Liam Byrne, Minister of State), Home Office ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Member, European Scrutiny Committee (12 Dec 2005 to 17 Jul 2006)
- Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (19 Jul 2005 to 5 May 2005)
- Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on the number of people who (a) have been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer after finishing hormone therapy and (b) are living with secondary breast cancer.
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My hon. Friend is making an excellent opening speech on a topic that is so important for all our communities. I am sure that he is as shocked as I am to learn of the severe health inequalities in coalfield communities; the average life expectancy is around a year less than the national average, and around three years less than that in the south-east. For the north-east, it is even worse. Does...
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Will my hon. Friend give way?
More of Sharon Hodgson’s recent appearances
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