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

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)
• Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) Bill Committee (0 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)
• 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)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (12 out of 16)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (10 out of 13)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 1 Jul 2025

  On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would be grateful for your clarification. We have just heard that a pivotal part of the Bill, clause 5, will not be effective, so I ask this: what are we supposed to be voting on tonight? Is it the Bill as drawn, or another Bill? I am confused, and I think Members in the Chamber will need that clarification.

• Welfare Reform 30 Jun 2025

  The Bill still leaves over £3.5 billion of cuts falling on disabled people and unpaid carers, with hundreds of thousands of new claimants set to lose thousands of pounds each year. Protections for existing claimants are welcome, but a two-tier system will generate hardship for many and create societal divisions. We are being asked to vote without vital evidence—without the Office for...

• Defence: Topical Questions 30 Jun 2025

  Will the Government raise with the F-35 joint program office or the joint executive steering board the human rights breaches and the possibility of suspending Israel’s access while maintaining supplies to other customers?

More of Andy McDonald’s recent appearances

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