About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Claire Hanna) represents you, and all of the people who live in Belfast South and Mid Down, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Social Democratic and Labour Party MP for Belfast South and Mid Down, Former Social Democratic and Labour Party MLA for Belfast South

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

Entered the Assembly on 29 June 2015 — appointed

Left the Assembly on 12 December 2019 — Resigned

Also represented Belfast South

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @clairehanna.bsky.social
• @ClaireHanna
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Treasury
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Asylum: Northern Ireland
• UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Northern Ireland
• UK Trade with EU
• Immigration: EU Nationals
• Coronavirus: Vaccination

Currently held offices

• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (20 Mar 2024 to 17 Apr 2024)
• Member, Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill Committee (28 Jun 2021 to 6 Jul 2021)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Healthy Start Scheme: Northern Ireland 23 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families subject to no recourse to public funds in Northern Ireland (a) are in receipt of Healthy Start and (b) have had their application for Healthy Start rejected.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Emigration: Northern Ireland 20 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) British and (b) Irish citizens emigrated from Northern Ireland in 2024.

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: IRA: Libya 19 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the Shawcross report into compensation for UK victims of Gaddafi-sponsored IRA terrorism.

More of Claire Hanna’s recent appearances

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