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Profile

Labour MP for Lewisham East

Entered the House of Commons on 14 June 2018 — Byelection

Social Media

• @JanetDaby
• https://facebook.com/jdaby1

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Justice
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Treasury
• Wetherby Young Offender Institution
• Police Custody: Children
• Members: Correspondence
• Youth Custody
• Prisons: Pepper Spray

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (since 9 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Youth Justice) ( 5 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
• Member, Justice Committee (29 Nov 2022 to 5 Dec 2023)
• Member, Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee ( 8 Dec 2021 to 15 Dec 2021)
• Member, Judicial Review and Courts Bill (27 Oct 2021 to 23 Nov 2021)
• Member, Justice Committee (22 Feb 2021 to 5 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Faiths, Women and Equalities) (10 Jul 2020 to 7 Dec 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (10 Apr 2020 to 10 Jul 2020)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 8 May 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Justice Committee (19 Nov 2018 to 8 May 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Heidi Alexander
• Bridget Prentice
• Colin Moynihan
• Roland Moyle
• Herbert Morrison
• Assheton Pownall

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Judicial Review and Courts Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Approved Premises (Substance Testing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Apprentices 13 Sep 2024

  This government is transforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy to create opportunities for learners of all ages, including young people at the start of their careers, and to give employers greater flexibility to train and upskill their workforce. The department is working across government to develop the design of the Growth and Skills Levy and will set out more...

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Young People: Employment 13 Sep 2024

  This government aims to create a clear, flexible, high quality skills system that supports all young people, thereby breaking down the barriers to opportunity and driving economic growth. The department has already taken steps to reform the skills system. Firstly, the department has established Skills England, which is a new organisation that will ensure we have the highly trained workforce...

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Universities: Applications 13 Sep 2024

  Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The majority of students who applied for places at universities in 2024 will have done so before the change of government in July 2024. Final applications, acceptances and confirmations of these places will continue to be finalised until the end of October 2024. The department will continue to...

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