About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Esther McVey) represents you, and all of the people who live in Tatton, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Tatton

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

Also represented Wirral West

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @EstherMcVey1

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Coronavirus: Screening
• Police: Mental Health
• Pupils: Absenteeism
• Mortality Rates: Males

Other offices held in the past

• Minister without Portfolio (13 Nov 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
• Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2022 to 16 Nov 2022)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Jun 2020 to 15 Nov 2023)
• Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (24 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 8 Jan 2018 to 15 Nov 2018)
• Member, Committee of Selection (14 Nov 2017 to 11 Jan 2018)
• The Treasurer of HM Household ( 2 Nov 2017 to 8 Jan 2018)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 4 Dec 2017)
• Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (15 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions ( 7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• George Osborne
• Martin Bell
• Neil Hamilton

Future MPs in this constituency

• George Osborne

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Chairman, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Shark Fins Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Finance No. 2 Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Chairman, Registers of Births and Deaths Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (25 out of 26)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 12 Dec 2024

  Performance of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency – Esther McVey. Backbench Business

• Suicide and Mental Health of Young People: Tatton 26 Nov 2024

  I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of suicide and mental health of young people in Tatton constituency. It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I would like to convey my appreciation to the Minister for replying to this extremely important and sensitive debate on the management of withdrawal from antidepressant medication, specifically selective...

• Suicide and Mental Health of Young People: Tatton 26 Nov 2024

  I thank my colleague and friend for that pertinent intervention. The pandemic lockdown exacerbated the mental health crisis, as it brought isolation, uncertainty and disrupted routines at home, in education and in the workplace, taking an immense toll on young people’s wellbeing. During that period, the use of antidepressants, including SSRIs, rose significantly. Meanwhile, access to...

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