About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Lucy Powell) represents you, and all of the people who live in Manchester Central, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Manchester Central

Entered the House of Commons on 16 November 2012 — Byelection

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @LucyMPowell
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lucy Powell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Treasury
• Education
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Children: Day Care
• Pre-school Education
• Pre-school Education: Finance
• Employment Agencies
• Nurseries

Currently held offices

• Member, Public Accounts Commission (since 17 Dec 2024)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 20 Nov 2024)
• Chair, Modernisation Committee (since 9 Sep 2024)
• Chair, Modernisation Committee (since 9 Sep 2024)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 5 Jul 2024)
• Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (since 5 Jul 2024)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee (since 5 Sep 2023)
• Member, House of Commons Commission (since 4 Sep 2023)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee (since 4 Sep 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee ( 5 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (29 Nov 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Housing (19 Sep 2021 to 29 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Housing ( 9 May 2021 to 19 Sep 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (10 Apr 2020 to 9 May 2021)
• Member, Education Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Education Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Education (14 Sep 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office ( 5 Nov 2014 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 5 Nov 2014)
• Member, Transport Committee (26 Nov 2012 to 4 Nov 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tony Lloyd
• Robert Litherland
• Harold Lever

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (16 out of 19)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 22 May 2025

  Business Questions to the Leader of the House – Lucy Powell. Business Statement

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 15 May 2025

  Business Questions to the Leader of the House – Lucy Powell. Business Statement

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 8 May 2025

  Business Questions to the Leader of the House – Lucy Powell. Business Statement

More of Lucy Powell’s recent appearances

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