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Miriam Cates is a former MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Education
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Treasury
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Relationships and Sex Education: Gender
• Employment: Mothers
• Gendered Intelligence: Finance
• Pornography Review

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 7 Mar 2023)
• Member, Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 8 Mar 2023)
• Member, Education Committee (19 Oct 2021 to 22 Jan 2024)
• Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee ( 8 Jun 2021 to 15 Jun 2021)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Angela Smith

Future MPs in this constituency

• Marie Tidball

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Ballot Secrecy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Telecommunications (Security) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Kooth: Mental Health Services 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of the Kooth mental health app for tackling children's mental health problems, (b) the value for money of that app and (c) whether that app meets her Department's safeguarding expectations.

• Political Violence and Disruption: Walney Report 22 May 2024

  I welcome the report and thank Lord Walney for his excellent work. It contains 78 references to social media, which of course has been instrumental in allowing extremists not only to organise but to spread their message. The social media algorithms reward radicalism, fake news and division. Lord Walney makes some excellent recommendations, but does the Minister agree that it is the anonymity...

• Science, Innovation and Technology: Digital Exclusion 22 May 2024

  The impact of the digital world on our lives is growing every day, but we do not yet know enough about the consequences for society, democracy or, indeed, our children, because the data held by tech companies is not visible to the Government, regulators, researchers or the public. Will my hon. Friend update the House on measures to open up access to this data, and will he commit Government...

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