About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Rachael Maskell) represents you, and all of the people who live in York Central, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for York Central

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @rachaelmaskell
• https://facebook.com/rachaelmaskell4york

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Rachael Maskell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Department for Levelling Up
• Housing and Communities
• Home Office
• Department for Transport
• Coronavirus: Disease Control
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Dental Services
• Schools: Coronavirus
• Coronavirus: Screening

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (24 Apr 2024 to 14 May 2024)
• Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
• Member, Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (30 Nov 2022 to 7 Dec 2022)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee ( 4 Jul 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (15 Jun 2022 to 20 Oct 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 25 Jan 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee ( 5 Jan 2022 to 12 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (10 Apr 2020 to 14 Dec 2021)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights ( 7 Jan 2020 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 7 Jan 2020)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (27 Jun 2016 to 1 Feb 2017)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hugh Bayley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (26 out of 27)
• Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Charities Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 20 Jun 2025

  Short-term Let Accommodation Bill: Second Reading – Rachael Maskell. Private Members' Bills; 9:30 am

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 20 Jun 2025

  Bullying and Respect at Work Bill: Second Reading – Rachael Maskell. Private Members' Bills

• NHS England Update 13 Mar 2025

  We must remember that NHS England came out of the Tory Government’s reforms that were intended to privatise the NHS. I want to thank NHS England staff for their work. I am sorry about the way in which they have heard this announcement, because it is their jobs that are being put at risk. We have to ensure, however, that we are not replicating NHS England across the ICBs of our country, and...

More of Rachael Maskell’s recent appearances

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