About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Andy McDonald) represents you, and all of the people who live in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Entered the House of Commons on 30 November 2012 — Byelection

Also represented Middlesbrough

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @AndyMcDonaldMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andy McDonald campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• Railways: Franchises
• Heathrow Airport
• Railways
• Govia Thameslink Railway
• West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill Committee (15 Mar 2023 to 23 Mar 2023)
• Member, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment (28 Jun 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Business and Trade Committee ( 5 Jan 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights ( 6 Apr 2020 to 27 Sep 2021)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (27 Jun 2016 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) ( 7 Jan 2016 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Justice Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 13 Jun 2016)
• Member, Justice Committee (10 Dec 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Insurance Contributions(Rate Ceilings) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (12 out of 16)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (10 out of 13)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits 15 May 2025

  It is a bit rich for Conservative Members to be critical when they left the criminal justice system in total meltdown. Does my hon. Friend agree that tagging is an important resource for protecting the public from criminals? Perhaps he saw the Channel 4 programme “Dispatches”, which showed that the contract given to Serco by the Conservative party was totally and utterly failing. Does he...

• Gaza: UK Assessment 14 May 2025

  The Minister has repeatedly said that we do everything to observe international law. Will he please accept that there is a growing body of opinion that says that the UK is not doing that, and that we are not complying with our obligations if we continue to supply parts for the F-35 programme, because these are dropping weapons on children in Gaza? We cannot say that we are observing the...

• Personal Independence Payment: Disabled People — [Dr Rosena Allin-Khan in the Chair] 7 May 2025

  We have heard from the Government that by 2029-30, 800,000 fewer people will get the daily living component of PIP. For the 370,000 people already on it, the average loss is £4,500. Three million people will see their health-related universal credit cut, some by as much as £3,000. The consequences will be rising poverty, greater food bank reliance and mounting pressure on public services....

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