About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Michael Shanks) represents you, and all of the people who live in Rutherglen, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Rutherglen

Entered the House of Commons on 6 October 2023 — Byelection

Also represented Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Treasury
• Department for Transport
• Department for Business and Trade
• Unrwa
• UNRWA: Finance
• Vladimir Kara-Murza
• Highway Code
• Charities: Equality

Currently held offices

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) (since 9 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (22 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Scotland) (28 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gregor Mackenzie
• Richard Brooman-White
• Gilbert McAllister
• Allan Chapman
• Herbert Moss
• David Hardie
• William Wright
• Adam Rodger

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Sizewell C Power Station 6 Sep 2024

  The Government is committed to the development of Sizewell C, and is working to secure a Final Investment Decision (FID). Subject to receiving the relevant approvals we aim to reach FID before the end of this year.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Natural Gas and Oil: Greenhouse Gas Emissions 6 Sep 2024

  The Government does not systematically track investments made by specific companies in clean energy. DESNZ analysis of BNEF data shows that between 2010 and 2023 the UK saw £300billion of public and private investment across low carbon sectors.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Solar Taskforce 6 Sep 2024

  The Secretary of State announced the relaunch of the Solar Taskforce, which will consider further actions commensurate with the Government’s new clean energy mission. The core membership of the Taskforce will remain unchanged. Updated terms of reference, reflecting the Government’s new ambition, will be published ahead of the Taskforce’s first meeting.

More of Michael Shanks’s recent appearances

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