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Jon Ashworth is a former MP for Leicester South.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Leicester South

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2011 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015; Labour/Co-operative until 6 Nov 2019

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @JonAshworth
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jon Ashworth campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health
• Cabinet Office
• Treasury
• Publications
• Universal Credit
• Press: Subscriptions
• NHS: Finance
• Coronavirus: Screening

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Paymaster General ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (29 Nov 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care ( 9 Jan 2018 to 29 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health ( 7 Oct 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) (14 Sep 2015 to 7 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Soulsby
• Parmjit Gill
• Jim Marshall
• Derek Spencer
• Jim Marshall
• Thomas Boardman
• Herbert Bowden
• Charles Waterhouse
• Ronald Allen
• William Reynolds
• Thomas Blane

Future MPs in this constituency

• Shockat Adam

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• FINANCE BILL Committee (16 out of 16)
• Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Live Music Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Maladministration 1 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the costs of error in the last three financial years.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fraud 1 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the costs of fraud in his Department in the last three financial years.

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Civil Service: Vacancies 29 Apr 2024

  To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of civil service roles in the Commercial and Procurement Profession are vacant as of 28 March 2024.

More of Jon Ashworth’s recent appearances