About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Sarah Champion) represents you, and all of the people who live in Rotherham, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Rotherham

Entered the House of Commons on 30 November 2012 — Byelection

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @SarahChampionMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Sarah Champion campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Home Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Education
• Offences against Children
• Health Services: Females
• Overseas Aid
• Female Genital Mutilation
• Probation

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 4 Dec 2024)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (since 2 Dec 2024)
• Chair, International Development Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)
• Chair, International Development Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Committee (13 May 2025 to 14 May 2025)
• Chair, International Development Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, International Development Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill Committee ( 8 May 2024 to 15 May 2024)
• Member, Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government (22 Jun 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
• Member, Carer’s Leave Bill Committee ( 2 Nov 2022 to 9 Nov 2022)
• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee ( 2 Feb 2022 to 9 Feb 2022)
• Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee ( 5 Jan 2022 to 12 Jan 2022)
• Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 8 Dec 2021)
• Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee (27 Oct 2021 to 3 Nov 2021)
• Member, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (12 May 2021 to 24 Jun 2021)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls ( 5 Oct 2020 to 16 Jan 2024)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (20 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (11 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (10 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, International Development Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, International Development Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee ( 4 Jun 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (15 Jan 2018 to 4 Jun 2018)
• Member, Administration Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities ( 6 Oct 2016 to 16 Aug 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (25 Jul 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (18 Sep 2015 to 28 Jun 2016)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
• Member, Transport Committee (10 Dec 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Denis MacShane
• Jimmy Boyce
• Stanley Crowther
• Brian O'Malley
• John Jones
• William Dobbie
• George Herbert
• Fred Lindley
• Frederick Kelley
• Arthur Richardson
• Joseph Pease
• William Holland
• Arthur Acland

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pet Abduction Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Carer’s Leave Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Registers of Births and Deaths Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Immigration Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• Modern Slavery Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (13 out of 13)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 20 Jun 2025

  Women, Peace and Security Bill [Lords]: Second Reading – Sarah Champion. Private Members' Bills

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 20 Jun 2025

  Public Procurement (British Goods and Services) Bill: Second Reading – Sarah Champion. Private Members' Bills

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Development Aid 12 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which staffing grades in his Department have been most impacted by reductions in Official Development Assistance spending; and what steps he is taking to ensure that levels of expertise are maintained in those areas.

More of Sarah Champion’s recent appearances

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