About your Member of Parliament

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Profile

Labour MP for Birkenhead

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

Also represented Wirral South

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @Alison_McGovern
• https://facebook.com/alisonmcgovernforwirralsouth

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Alison McGovern campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health and Social Care
• International Development
• Home Office
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Children: Day Care
• Universal Credit
• Kickstart Scheme
• Jobcentres: Staff
• Employment: Young People

Currently held offices

• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (since 8 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2021 to 17 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (10 Apr 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Member, Treasury Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (12 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (12 Dec 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Treasury Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (26 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (26 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art ( 1 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) ( 8 May 2015 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) ( 5 Nov 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (International Development) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 5 Nov 2014)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (11 Jan 2013 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, International Development Committee ( 2 Nov 2010 to 4 Feb 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Frank Field
• Edmund Dell
• Percy Collick
• Alfred Bigland
• Henry Vivian
• Elliott Lees
• Bury
• Edward Hamley
• David MacIver
• John Laird

Future MPs in this constituency

• Frank Field
• Mick Whitley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Registers of Births and Deaths Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (0 out of 6)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
• Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Unemployment 5 Sep 2024

  The unemployment rate has fallen slightly over the last 12 months, by 0.1%pts to 4.2%. The unemployment rate does not capture everyone who is out of work. The economic inactivity rate has increased by 0.7%pts, equivalent to 350,000 people, over the same period. Economic inactivity due to long-term sickness is at a near-record high at 2.8m.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit: Employment 5 Sep 2024

  Getting people into work and helping them to progress at work is central to growing the economy. As part of our growth mission, the Government will produce a Get Britain Working White Paper, to set out the policy framework for delivering on our manifesto commitments.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Poverty: Knowsley 5 Sep 2024

  Statistics for the total number of people living in relative and absolute poverty are not available at a constituency level. Statistics on the total number of people in living in relative and absolute poverty both before and after housing costs at regional level are published annually in the Households Below Average Income statistics Households below average income (HBAI) statistics - GOV.UK...

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