About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Heidi Alexander) represents you, and all of the people who live in Swindon South, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Swindon South

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

Also represented Lewisham East

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @heidialexander.bsky.social
• @heidi_mp
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Heidi Alexander campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Health
• Communities and Local Government
• Work and Pensions
• International Development
• Land
• Afghanistan
• South London Healthcare NHS Trust
• Housing Benefit
• Proceeds of Crime

Currently held offices

• The Secretary of State for Transport (since 29 Nov 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice ( 8 Jul 2024 to 28 Nov 2024)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health (14 Sep 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
• Member, Committee of Selection (17 Jun 2015 to 10 Feb 2016)
• Member, Committee of Selection ( 9 May 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (19 Mar 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 26 Nov 2012)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
• Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Localism Bill Committee (21 out of 24)

Recent appearances

• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 11 Jun 2025

  I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. On the day when the Chancellor has set out this Government’s determination to deliver a decade of national renewal, I am proud to stand before this House to make good on our promise to deliver a sustainable aviation sector. If we are once again to be an outward, confident trading nation that is connected to the world and leading the...

• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 11 Jun 2025

  I think the hon. Lady and I fundamentally differ on the issue of demand management, because demand for air travel is only going one way, and it is therefore our moral responsibility, if we are going to have more people in the skies, to reduce the carbon emissions associated with that. As I said, we have no time to waste. That is why, when it comes to aviation, this Government have rolled up...

• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 11 Jun 2025

  My hon. Friend is completely right to highlight the benefits of cracking on and delivering airspace modernisation. It could mean not only more direct flights and therefore less use of carbon, but noise benefits for communities close to airports. We are determined to make rapid progress on this issue because we have an iron-clad belief that our success as an island nation rests on our...

More of Heidi Alexander’s recent appearances

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