About your Member of Parliament

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Profile

Labour MP for Newport East

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

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @jessicamordenmp
• https://facebook.com/JessicaMorden4NewportEast

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jessica Morden campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Department for Transport
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Treasury
• Afghanistan: Refugees
• Severn River Crossing
• Severn River Crossing: Tolls
• Personal Independence Payment
• Refugees: Afghanistan

Currently held offices

• Member, Committee of Selection (since 30 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Wales) ( 6 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee (22 Feb 2023 to 1 Mar 2023)
• Member, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (18 Jan 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee (15 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons ( 4 Dec 2021 to 6 Sep 2023)
• Member, Standing Orders Committee (Commons) (12 Apr 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Whip) (10 Apr 2020 to 6 Sep 2023)
• Member, Administration Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 26 Jun 2023)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (27 Jan 2020 to 5 Feb 2020)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (27 Jan 2020 to 5 Feb 2020)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2019 to 5 Feb 2020)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 6 Nov 2019 to 5 Feb 2020)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 5 Nov 2018 to 14 Nov 2018)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 5 Nov 2018 to 14 Nov 2018)
• Member, Standing Orders Committee ( 1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Administration Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 12 Sep 2017)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (10 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee of Selection (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (16 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• PPS (Rt Hon Paul Murphy, Secretary of State), Wales Office (29 Jan 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• Member, Justice Committee ( 6 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Wales Office (28 Mar 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (21 Nov 2005 to 4 Jun 2007)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (13 Jul 2005 to 16 Jan 2006)
• Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (11 Jul 2005 to 8 Nov 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alan Howarth
• Roy Hughes

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (19 out of 19)
• Child Support (Enforcement) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Dormant Assets Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Environment Bill Committee (6 out of 22)
• Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Finance Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (6 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Sudan 3 Sep 2024

  The Newport Sudanese community came together yesterday in Pill to open their new community centre. They feel that the conflict and this famine of epic proportions still go largely unseen. Some are hearing horrific stories from family and friends. Could the Minister reiterate to them that, as the penholder on Sudan at the UN Security Council, we will do all we can to ensure that international...

• Sudan 3 Sep 2024

  The Newport Sudanese community came together yesterday in Pill to open their new community centre. They feel that the conflict and this famine of epic proportions still go largely unseen. Some are hearing horrific stories from family and friends. Could the Minister reiterate to them that, as the penholder on Sudan at the UN Security Council, we will do all we can to ensure that international...

• Paris 2024 Olympics: Team GB Legacy 3 Sep 2024

  I congratulate my hon. Friend on calling this debate. She has an obvious passion for sport, which we all know about. The whole of the Team GB track cycling team trained at the Newport velodrome in the International Sports Village, including the world record breakers Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant. The team return to our city time and again, and cite the Newport effect as...

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