Catherine McKinnell’s voting in Parliament

Catherine McKinnell is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Catherine McKinnell’s votes.

• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2020
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2020
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 67 votes for, 10 votes against, 32 absences, between 2012–2020
• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2019

Last updated: 20 Jul 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Recent appearances

• International Development: Topical Questions 15 Jul 2020

  Going into this pandemic, many of the world’s poorest countries were spending more on debt payments than their own healthcare. The current suspension of payments is welcome, but will the Government go further and support the cross-party multi-faith call, co-ordinated by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, to cancel those debts and enable those poorest countries to focus on...

• Justice: Topical Questions 14 Jul 2020

  Kinship carers ensure that children who cannot live with their parents can stay safely within the family network. They are nothing short of heroes, yet many end up paying thousands in legal fees just to secure the right to look after those vulnerable children. Will the Lord Chancellor pledge urgently to bring forward legal aid reforms for special guardians in private law cases, and go further...

• The Economy 8 Jul 2020

  There is no doubting the magnitude of the economic challenge that we face as a country. The north-east too often gets the worst deal when trouble hits, with lost jobs, declining investment and public sector cuts. Our region went into this crisis with the highest level of unemployment in the country, and I can only see things getting worse. The northern TUC estimates that almost a third of...

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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @catmckinnell
• https://facebook.com/CatMcKinnell

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Treasury
• Department for Education
• HM Treasury
• Department for Transport
• Attorney-General
• Children: Day Care
• Revenue and Customs
• East Coast Railway Line
• Apprentices
• Apprentices: Taxation

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 20 May 2020)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• 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 29 Jan 2020)
• 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)

• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (13 out of 16)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (10 out of 14)