About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Abena Oppong-Asare) represents you, and all of the people who live in Erith and Thamesmead, 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 Erith and Thamesmead

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

Social Media

• @abenaoppongasare.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Transport
• Department for Education
• Home Office
• Treasury: Darlington
• Business: Coronavirus
• Railways: Timetables
• Schools: Coronavirus
• Efficiencies and Value for Money Committee

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (since 9 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Women's Health and Mental Health) ( 5 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (10 May 2023 to 18 May 2023)
• Member, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 22 Nov 2022)
• Member, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee ( 8 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022)
• Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury) (16 Oct 2020 to 5 Sep 2023)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 22 Feb 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Teresa Pearce
• John Austin

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• UK Infrastructure Bank Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance No. 2 Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Environment Bill Committee (6 out of 22)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (12 out of 12)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Emergencies 15 Jul 2025

  The UK Government Resilience Action Plan is underpinned by well-established Cabinet Office governance structures, including the National Security Council (Resilience), which oversee the implementation and delivery of resilience matters across UK government. The action plan announced new assurance measures to raise resilience standards across government, refreshed expectations for Lead...

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Government Departments: Standards 15 Jul 2025

  The UK Government Resilience Action Plan is underpinned by well-established Cabinet Office governance structures, including the National Security Council (Resilience), which oversee the implementation and delivery of resilience matters across UK government. The action plan announced new assurance measures to raise resilience standards across government, refreshed expectations for Lead...

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Emergencies 15 Jul 2025

  The UK government recognises the foundational importance of Local Resilience Forums to our national resilience. The Resilience Action Plan sets out our plans to strengthen the public sector resilience system through the roll-out of further data to support local partners to plan for and respond to risks more effectively.

More of Abena Oppong-Asare’s recent appearances

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