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.

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

Labour MP for Barnsley South

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

Also represented Barnsley East

Social Media

• @Steph_Peacock
• UK Parliament Profile

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
• Short-term Holding Facilities: Paintings
• Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

Currently held offices

• Member, Football Governance Bill [HL] Committee (since 14 May 2025)
• 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)

• Football Governance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• 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: Fundraising: Internet 20 Jun 2025

  Fundraising platforms are commercial organisations that provide an important service to charities and donors. Most platforms are registered with the Fundraising Regulator, which is the independent, non-statutory regulator of charitable fundraising in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. DCMS meets with the Fundraising Regulator regularly to discuss a range of issues, including fundraising...

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Gaza: Israel 20 Jun 2025

  The Department for Culture, Media and Sport meets regularly with BBC leadership, including its Board, to discuss a range of topics. The Government believes that it is absolutely fundamental that stories about the events in Gaza are told and heard, but are done so with the utmost care, transparency and sensitivity. Under its Royal Charter and Ofcom’s wider Broadcasting Code, the BBC has a...

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Film and Television 20 Jun 2025

  The Government incentivises television production across the UK through competitive tax reliefs, and generous support for studio infrastructure. Our public service broadcasters are also subject to regional production quotas, which encourage production activity in the nations and regions of the UK. In recognition of the importance of this issue, the Secretary of State has challenged...

More of Stephanie Peacock’s recent appearances

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