About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Mary Creagh) represents you, and all of the people who live in Coventry East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Coventry East

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

Also represented Wakefield

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @marycreagh.bsky.social
• @MaryCreaghMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Mary Creagh campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for International Development
• Transport
• Health
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Overseas Aid
• Public Expenditure
• Flood Control
• Horses: Slaughterhouses
• Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 18 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (13 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19 (13 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 10 Feb 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ( 5 Nov 2014 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport ( 7 Oct 2013 to 5 Nov 2014)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Health) ( 1 Mar 2010 to 31 Oct 2010)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee ( 3 Mar 2009 to 29 Oct 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (29 Jan 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury (16 Jul 2007 to 29 Jan 2008)
• PPS (Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Mar 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Lord Hunt of King's Heath OBE, Minister of State), Department of Health (14 Mar 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Andy Burnham, Minister of State), Department of Health (20 Nov 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Warner, Minister of State), Department of Health (20 Nov 2006 to 1 Feb 2007)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (12 Jul 2005 to 22 Jan 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Crossman

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Property Development: Biodiversity 15 Jul 2025

  Statutory credits are a last resort way of achieving biodiversity net gain (BNG). They are different from biodiversity units, which are sold in the offsite market. If developers buy statutory credits, this is because it is not possible to restore habitats on-site or units are not available for purchase in the offsite market. Statutory Biodiversity Credits are sold by Defra to ensure...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Darwin Plus: Finance 15 Jul 2025

  In November 2024, Minister Doughty and Minister McCarthy met with the elected leaders and representatives of the Overseas Territories at the UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council. The UK Government confirmed that it would continue to work in partnership with the Territories to support the protection of their unique environments and to help address biodiversity loss and noted their...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fly-tipping: Rural Areas 15 Jul 2025

  Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights communities and places significant costs on both taxpayers and businesses. Local authorities are responsible for tackling fly-tipping in their areas and we want to see an effective enforcement strategy at the centre of their efforts to tackle the problem. We are therefore taking steps to help councils make good use of their powers, including...

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