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. 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 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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social
• @SharonHodgsonMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

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)

• Armed Forces Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (19 out of 19)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Equality Bill Committee (5 out of 20)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of 21)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Schools: Adrenaline Auto-injectors 19 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools have administered adrenaline auto-injector devices to pupils experiencing anaphylaxis at school in each year since 2017.

• Petition - Anti-Stab and Anti-Slash Protective Gear in Prisons 18 Jun 2025

  I rise to present this petition in the light of recent horrific attacks on prison officers by inmates. Debate about whether prison officers should all be provided with anti-stab and anti-slash gear has been brought to the forefront of political discussion recently. We know that attacks can happen in any prison, as it did to my very brave constituent Claire Lewis, who as a result set up a...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Sodium Valproate: Compensation 11 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason (a) Valproate redress and (b) interim payments are delayed.

More of Sharon Hodgson’s recent appearances

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