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Conor McGinn is a former MP for St Helens North.

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Profile

Former Independent MP for St Helens North

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Party was Labour until 6 Dec 2022

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @conormcginn
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Conor McGinn campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Department for Transport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Railways: North West
• Probation: St Helens
• Domestic Abuse
• Social Services: Finance
• Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 22 Sep 2022)
• Deputy national campaign co-ordinator (22 Jun 2021 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Deputy National Campaign Co-ordinator (22 Jun 2021 to 22 Sep 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (10 Apr 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 9 Mar 2020 to 6 Jul 2020)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 6 Jul 2020)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (27 Jan 2020 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (19 Mar 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 9 Oct 2016)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee ( 8 Sep 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
• Member, Defence Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Dave Watts
• John Evans

Future MPs in this constituency

• David Baines

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Prisons and Courts Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
• National Insurance Contributions(Rate Ceilings) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 6)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business and Trade: Business: Investment 14 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help increase business investment in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Pharmacy: St Helens 13 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of pharmacy closures on the quality of primary care in St Helens constituency since 2019.

• BBC Mid-term Charter Review 9 May 2024

  I neither deify nor damn the BBC, and like most of my constituents, my household’s interactions are with BBC Merseyside, CBBC, “Match of the Day”, the Proms and the latest new drama. However, I will say that I have never worked, engaged with or had dealings with any member of BBC staff—political staff, journalists—who has been anything other than professional. I have never assumed,...

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