About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Rebecca Long-Bailey) represents you, and all of the people who live in Salford, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Salford

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

Party was Labour until 24 Jul 2024; Independent until 5 Feb 2025

Also represented Salford and Eccles

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @rebeccalongbailey.com
• @rlong_bailey
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Rebecca Long-Bailey campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• HM Treasury
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Education
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
• Welfare Tax Credits
• Wholesale Trade: Alcoholic Drinks
• Business: Pay
• Blood: Contamination

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee ( 3 May 2023 to 23 May 2023)
• Member, Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee ( 2 Mar 2022 to 22 Mar 2022)
• Member, Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 9 Dec 2021)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (22 Feb 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Education ( 6 Apr 2020 to 25 Jun 2020)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ( 9 Feb 2017 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (27 Jun 2016 to 9 Feb 2017)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (27 Sep 2015 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hazel Blears
• Benjamin Armitage
• Arthur Arnold
• Oliver Walker
• Charles Cawley
• William Charley
• Charles Cawley
• John Cheetham
• William Massey
• E.R. Langworthy
• Joseph Brotherton

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Social Housing (Regulation) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (0 out of 5)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Insurance Contributions(Rate Ceilings) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Horizon Redress and Post Office Update 8 Apr 2025

  Salford precinct’s busy Crown post office is a vital lifeline for residents and businesses alike, especially for those who collect their pensions and benefits in person. Put simply, closing it in favour of a franchise would cause local economic and social devastation, especially if services are reduced and staff are let go. It would also put that service at the whim of the franchisee,...

• Eating Disorder Awareness — [Graham Stuart in the Chair] 1 Apr 2025

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for her fantastic, articulate and passionate speech, and for the work she has done, along with the rest of the all-party parliamentary group, on this very important issue. According to Beat, at least 1.25 million people in the UK—that is one in 50 people—are living with an...

• Spring Statement 26 Mar 2025

  There is so much to welcome in today’s statement, but the Chancellor will be aware of serious concerns regarding welfare reform. A constituent told me last week: “I’m terrified of what will happen to me if I can’t work. I’m already having thoughts of suicide at the prospect of these changes and what they will mean for disabled people.” Today’s impact assessment shows a 250,000...

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