About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Steve Reed) represents you, and all of the people who live in Streatham and Croydon North, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Streatham and Croydon North

Entered the House of Commons on 30 November 2012 — Byelection

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015

Also represented Croydon North

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @SteveReedMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Steve Reed campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Buildings: Insulation
• Towns Fund
• Third Sector
• Community Orders
• High Rise Flats: Insulation

Currently held offices

• The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 5 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (29 Nov 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (19 Sep 2021 to 29 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( 6 Apr 2020 to 19 Sep 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (Children and Families) (24 Jun 2019 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 24 Jun 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society) ( 3 Oct 2016 to 3 Jul 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) ( 8 May 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (10 Dec 2012 to 11 Nov 2013)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• National Citizen Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (19 out of 19)

Recent appearances

• Sewage 23 Apr 2025

  I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to end and insert “recognises that the Government inherited a broken water system, with record levels of sewage being pumped into waterways; welcomes the Government’s rapid delivery of its promise to put water companies under tough special measures through the landmark Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, which has introduced new...

• Sewage 23 Apr 2025

  I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I share his concerns. Wherever it is happening and damaging people’s ability to enjoy our rivers, it is a disgrace and a scandal, and we want to work across the House to put that right. Parents across the country should not have to worry about letting their children splash about in the river or paddle in the sea on a sunny bank...

• Sewage 23 Apr 2025

  I hope that the right hon. and learned Lady will work with the Government and support the reforms we are bringing forward to improve the functioning and performance of the water sector and all the water companies up and down the country, so that we can prevent the kind of concerns she speaks about. Let us look at the record of the past Government. If somebody sees a crack in the wall of their...

More of Steve Reed’s recent appearances

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