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)

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Cabinet Office: Data Protection 17 Jun 2025

  The Cabinet Office has reported seven data breaches to the Information Commissioner since 4 July 2024. The breaches and the data they related to is set out as follows: Date of breach Type of information released 12 July 2024 Data relating to the Equality Hub copied to a private email account 26 July 2024 Data errors led to a civil service pension being paid to the wrong individual...

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Hacking 16 Jun 2025

  While we cannot comment on ongoing incidents and operational matters, we continuously monitor any potential UK impact and will activate our cyber incident management structures as required. The UK’s approach to mitigating cyber risks facing telecoms providers in the UK is set out in law by the Telecommunications Security Act (TSA) and the associated Code of Practice. UK telecommunications...

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants 16 Jun 2025

  The Cabinet Secretary was appointed through a fair and open competition, in line with longstanding process.

More of Abena Oppong-Asare’s recent appearances

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