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Yvonne Fovargue is a former MP for Makerfield.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Makerfield

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @Y_FovargueMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Yvonne Fovargue campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Work and Pensions
• Health
• HM Treasury
• Treasury
• Asthma: Medical Treatments
• Electronic Warfare
• Universal Credit
• Housing Benefit
• NHS: Negligence

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee (31 Jan 2024 to 7 Feb 2024)
• Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
• Member, Committee of Privileges ( 9 Sep 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Committee on Standards ( 9 Sep 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Jun 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) ( 9 Jan 2018 to 14 Mar 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Procedure Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) ( 8 May 2015 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (20 Oct 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Procedure Committee (27 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 20 Oct 2014)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (11 Jan 2013 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 11 Jan 2013)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 6 Dec 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee ( 2 Nov 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian McCartney
• Michael McGuire

Future MPs in this constituency

• Josh Simons

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Renters (Reform) Bill Committee (4 out of 10)
• Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (20 out of 26)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (15 out of 18)

Recent appearances

• Crisis Houses 22 May 2024

  I will call Bambos Charalambous to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: NHS Greater Manchester: Drugs 15 Apr 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she last met with Greater Manchester NHS Board to discuss the statutory commissioning of NICE approved medicines.

More of Yvonne Fovargue’s recent appearances