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.

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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)
• 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)
• Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• 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)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) 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: Slavery: Supply Chains 16 Jul 2025

  The Home Office is currently undertaking a statutory Post-Implementation Review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Transparency in Supply Chains) Regulations to assess whether the £36 million total turnover threshold and the definition of total turnover are still appropriate. The conclusion of this review will be published in the Autumn.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Missing Persons: Children 16 Jul 2025

  The Missing Persons Authorised Professional Practice, issued by the College of Policing, sets out best practice guidance for all missing person investigations, including missing children. The Government recognises the need for an effective multi-agency response to missing person investigations. To this end, the Home Office and Department for Education have been supporting the National Police...

• Written Ministerial Statements — Home Office: Call for Evidence – Identification of Victims of Modern Slavery 16 Jul 2025

  The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the framework used in the UK to formally identify and support victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, in line with the UK’s legal obligations. Effective identification of victims of modern slavery in the UK is critical for ensuring that victims can be protected and provided with appropriate assistance and support towards their recovery from...

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