About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Jess Phillips) represents you, and all of the people who live in Birmingham Yardley, 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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Profile

Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley

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

Also represented Birmingham, Yardley

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social
• @jessphillips
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jess Phillips campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Home Office
• Ministry of Justice
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Free Schools
• Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus
• Slavery
• Academies
• Domestic Abuse

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (since 9 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (20 Mar 2025 to 13 May 2025)
• Member, Education Committee (30 Apr 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee (31 Jan 2024 to 7 Feb 2024)
• Member, Criminal Justice Bill Committee ( 6 Dec 2023 to 30 Jan 2024)
• Member, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
• Member, Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee ( 8 Feb 2023 to 22 Feb 2023)
• Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 14 Dec 2022)
• Member, National Security Bill Committee (29 Jun 2022 to 18 Oct 2022)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Domestic Violence and Safeguarding) (10 Apr 2020 to 15 Nov 2023)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (10 Apr 2020 to 15 Nov 2023)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion Committee (15 Nov 2016 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Crime and Policing Bill Committee (12 out of 15)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
• Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Security Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Childcare Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Violence: Children 13 Jun 2025

  We are working to enhance our understanding of how social media platforms are being used by gangs and violent offenders, and how online content translates to ‘real-world’ violence. We know from 2024 survey results published by the Youth Endowment Fund that 70% of young people had encountered real-world violence online in the past 12 months. The most frequently observed content was footage...

• Written Answers — Home Office: Offences against Children: Mental Health Services 13 Jun 2025

  The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse considered such issues very carefully in the course of compiling its report to Government, and concluded that a mandatory reporting law was necessary to improve the protection of children and young people. The Crime and Policing Bill will establish a clear, consistent requirement that allegations of child sexual abuse are shared promptly with...

• Written Answers — Home Office: Offences against Children 12 Jun 2025

  The Government is taking a range of actions to prevent the grooming and exploitation of vulnerable adults. To tackle criminal exploitation, we are introducing a new cuckooing offence in the Crime and Policing Bill to target criminals who groom and exploit vulnerable people in order to take over their homes for criminal purposes. We are also introducing a new offence of coerced internal...

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