Stephen Kinnock

Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg

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About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Stephen Kinnock) represents you, and all of the people who live in Aberafan Maesteg, 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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Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

Also represented Aberavon

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Topics of interest

Stephen Kinnock campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Home Office
  • Foreign
  • Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Department for Business
  • Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Asylum: Rwanda
  • Refugees: Afghanistan
  • Asylum
  • Afghanistan: Refugees
  • Asylum: Children

Currently held offices

  • Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (since 8 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (15 Jan 2025 to 25 Mar 2025)
  • Member, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
  • Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration) ( 3 Feb 2022 to 30 May 2024)
  • Member, Welsh Grand Committee (18 Jan 2022 to 30 May 2024)
  • Shadow Minister (Defence) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 3 Feb 2022)
  • Member, Subsidy Control Bill Committee (20 Oct 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
  • Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 2 Sep 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
  • Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (10 Apr 2020 to 2 Sep 2020)
  • Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union ( 2 Mar 2020 to 16 Jan 2021)
  • Member, European Scrutiny Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
  • Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (10 Feb 2020 to 30 May 2024)
  • Member, European Scrutiny Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (23 Oct 2017 to 8 Jan 2018)
  • Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Welsh Affairs Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, European Scrutiny Committee ( 9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: General Practitioners: Average Earnings 20 May 2025

    The value of £15.94 per hour for Cambridgeshire is from the staff market forces factor used for global sum payments to general practices, based on earnings data for 1999 to 2001. Plans to review the Carr-Hill funding formula may be revisited in future. However, any changes would need careful planning to ensure they do not threaten stability or cause financial uncertainty for practices.
  • Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Dental Services: Nottingham East 20 May 2025

    The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term, we will reform the dental contract with the sector, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS...
  • Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists 20 May 2025

    The long waits for mental health services are being driven by increasing demand in a system in desperate need of change. The Government is already responding by delivering new and innovative models of care in the community. As part of this, we have launched six neighbourhood adult mental health centres that are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to bring together community, crisis, and...

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