About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Catherine McKinnell) represents you, and all of the people who live in Newcastle upon Tyne North, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne North

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social
• @catmckinnell
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Catherine McKinnell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Treasury
• Department for Education
• Department of Health and Social Care
• HM Treasury
• Department for Transport
• Children: Day Care
• Revenue and Customs
• East Coast Railway Line
• Schools: Buildings
• Apprentices

Currently held offices

• Minister of State (Education) (since 8 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (15 Jan 2025 to 11 Feb 2025)
• Member, School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill Committee (24 Apr 2024 to 1 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) ( 6 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (26 Jan 2022 to 2 Feb 2022)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 6 Sep 2023)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 Sep 2023)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 Sep 2023)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Treasury Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Petitions Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Petitions Committee (14 Mar 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Petitions Committee (14 Mar 2016 to 29 Jan 2020)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee ( 9 Mar 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Attorney General (14 Sep 2015 to 11 Jan 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (18 Mar 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 18 Mar 2013)
• Shadow Solicitor General ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 8 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Doug Henderson
• Robert Brown
• Robert Elliott
• Gwilym Lloyd George
• Cuthbert Headlam
• Nicholas Grattan-Doyle

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
• Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (13 out of 16)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (10 out of 14)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Family Hubs: Finance 11 Jul 2025

  Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The Child Poverty Taskforce meeting in January focused on the crucial role of local services, including family hubs, in reducing the impact of poverty. Our new publication ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life’ sets out that we are making a significant investment of over £500...

• Written Answers — Department for Education: School Support Staff Negotiating Body: Public Appointments 11 Jul 2025

  The Chair of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body will be appointed in line with normal practice and the Governance Code on Public Appointments with guidance from the department’s Public Appointments Team.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Digital Technology: Education 11 Jul 2025

  Within the computing curriculum pupils are taught to use technology safely, responsibly, respectfully and securely, to keep personal information private, to recognise unacceptable behaviour, and to understand where to seek support. Within citizenship and relationships, sex and health education (RSHE), pupils learn how to identify misleading and malicious information and to counter the effects...

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