About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Matt Rodda) represents you, and all of the people who live in Reading Central, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Reading Central

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

Also represented Reading East

Social Media

• @mattrodda.bsky.social
• @MattRodda
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Merchant Shipping: Pensions
• Reading Prison: Sales
• Artificial Intelligence: Risk Assessment
• Ministry of Justice: ICT
• Royal Berkshire Hospital: Construction

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Football Governance Bill Committee ( 8 May 2024 to 23 May 2024)
• Member, Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] Committee ( 7 Feb 2024 to 20 Feb 2024)
• Shadow Minister (AI and Intellectual Property) ( 5 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill Committee ( 8 Mar 2023 to 15 Mar 2023)
• Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
• Member, Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (26 Jan 2022 to 2 Feb 2022)
• Member, Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 27 Jan 2022)
• Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee ( 8 Jun 2021 to 15 Jun 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Pensions) ( 7 Jan 2021 to 5 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (Buses) (12 Jan 2018 to 7 Jan 2021)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Football Governance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Marriage between First Cousins: Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic Buildings 18 Jun 2025

  My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and I commend her for the honesty and sincerity with which she deals with these very difficult issues. She is right that, across the country, a large amount of building stock and commercial properties have this terrible material, and that a large number of illnesses and deaths may well still to be come. Does she agree that it is important for the...

• HS2 Reset 18 Jun 2025

  I thank the Secretary of State for the honesty with which she has addressed these very difficult issues. May I ask her to say a little more about the lessons that can be learned from the success of the Elizabeth line—both the far superior leadership and management of the programme, and the economic benefits generated? The £18 billion invested in capital yielded £42 billion in benefits in...

• Crime and Policing Bill: New Clause 52 - Offence of trespassing with intent to commit criminal offence 17 Jun 2025

  The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. This is, indeed, a serious problem across the country. In my constituency, many residents are concerned about speeding e-bikes of various types. I am pleased that our local force, Thames Valley Police, is taking more action, and I would urge it to go further. I am glad to hear that Police Scotland is also taking action on this terrible menace.

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