About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Daniel Zeichner) represents you, and all of the people who live in Cambridge, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Cambridge

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @danielzeichner
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Daniel Zeichner campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Bus Services
• Neonicotinoids
• Bus Services: Disability
• Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
• Agriculture: Subsidies

Currently held offices

• Member, Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (since 21 May 2025)
• The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 8 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Committee (13 May 2025 to 14 May 2025)
• Member, Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (22 Jun 2022 to 7 Jul 2022)
• Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee ( 9 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022)
• Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 8 Dec 2021)
• Member, Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee ( 3 Nov 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
• Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee (27 Oct 2021 to 3 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (10 Apr 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Petitions Committee (12 Mar 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Transport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (18 Sep 2015 to 29 Jun 2017)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Julian Huppert
• David Howarth
• Anne Campbell
• Robert Rhodes James
• David Lane
• Robert Davies
• Hamilton Kerr
• Arthur Symonds
• Richard Tufnell
• George Newton
• Eric Geddes
• Almeric Paget
• Stanley Buckmaster
• Robert Penrose-Fitzgerald
• William Fowler
• Hugh Shield
• Patrick Smollett
• Alfred Marten
• William Fowler
• Robert Torrens
• John Gorst
• William Forsyth
• Francis Powell
• Andrew Steuart
• Kenneth Macaulay
• Andrew Steuart
• Kenneth Macaulay
• Robert Adair
• Francis Mowatt
• John Astell
• Kenneth Macaulay
• William Campbell
• Robert Adair
• Fitz-Roy Kelly
• John Manners-Sutton
• Alexander Grant
• John Manners-Sutton
• Thomas Spring-Rice
• James Graham
• Thomas Spring-Rice
• James Graham
• Frederick Trench
• James Graham
• Frederick Trench
• James Graham
• Charles Cheere
• Frederick Trench
• Robert Manners
• Frederick Trench
• Edward Finch
• Robert Manners
• Edward Finch
• Robert Manners
• Edward Finch
• Robert Manners
• Edward Finch
• Robert Manners
• Edward Finch

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Environment Bill Committee (15 out of 22)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Tenant Fees Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Bus Services Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 6)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Environmental Land Management Schemes: Lancashire 12 Jun 2025

  The farming budget is not ring fenced according to area but will depend on which schemes and grants farmers have agreements for and/or apply for.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Slaughterhouses 12 Jun 2025

  A mobile slaughter facility must be approved on the premises on which it is to operate. Currently there is one mobile abattoir in England and two Food Standards Agency (FSA) approved sites it can operate from. Mobile abattoirs may offer benefits in certain localised or remote settings and in reduced transport times for animals. There are operational and regulatory constraints, and throughput...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Slaughterhouses 12 Jun 2025

  The Government recognises the vital role smaller abattoirs play in supporting a resilient food supply chain and reducing journey times for livestock, which minimises the risk of welfare issues arising during transport. However, to date there has been no formal assessment of the potential impact of implementing a graduated regulatory system for smaller-scale abattoirs operating within smaller...

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