About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Stephanie Peacock) represents you, and all of the people who live in Barnsley South, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Barnsley South

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Also represented Barnsley East

Social Media

• @Steph_Peacock

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Defence
• Home Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
• Fly-tipping
• Carillion
• Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
• Short-term Holding Facilities: Paintings

Currently held offices

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (since 9 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Football Governance Bill Committee ( 8 May 2024 to 23 May 2024)
• Member, Media Bill Committee (29 Nov 2023 to 12 Dec 2023)
• Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee ( 3 May 2023 to 23 May 2023)
• Member, Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 15 Dec 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (22 Jul 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (14 May 2021 to 22 Jul 2022)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 6 Jul 2020 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (10 Apr 2020 to 14 May 2021)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee ( 8 May 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Jan 2018 to 14 Mar 2019)
• Member, International Trade Committee ( 4 Dec 2017 to 2 Jul 2018)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (16 Oct 2017 to 4 Dec 2017)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Media Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Football Governance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Online Safety Bill Committee (0 out of 17)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gambling: Addictions 14 Mar 2025

  As set out in the Government’s response to the consultation on the statutory levy, the levy will come into force in April 2025 and 50% of levy funding (up to £50 million) will be allocated to NHS services in England, and the appropriate bodies in Scotland and Wales, for support and treatment services in the financial year 2025/26.

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Crime: Gambling 14 Mar 2025

  Under the licensing objectives of the Gambling Act 2005, the Gambling Commission requires operators to prevent gambling being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime and disorder, or being used to support crime. The Home Office has introduced legislation in the Crime and Policing Bill to make improvements to the confiscation regime, including to ensure that a confiscation...

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Olympic Games and Paralympic Games: Digital Technology 14 Mar 2025

  The Government is currently moving forward with implementation of the Media Act 2024. That Act includes several important reforms to the listed events regime. The Government will set out its position in relation to on-demand (“digital”) rights in due course.

More of Stephanie Peacock’s recent appearances

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