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
• Treasury
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Business and Trade
• Ministry of Defence
• Unrwa
• UNRWA: Finance
• Charities: Equality
• Rwanda: Asylum
• Horizon IT System: Scotland

Currently held offices

• Member, Great British Energy Bill Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)
• 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: Great British Nuclear: Recruitment 18 Sep 2024

  GBN has grown rapidly as an organisation to deliver on its mission and now has over 100 personnel working for it, including those seconded from a range of organisations. Permanent recruitment for the Executive Team is actively underway and this will be followed by recruitment for the rest of the organisation.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Equality 18 Sep 2024

  The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost. Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department's annual report and accounts. The Department is committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion through its diversity networks.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Sizewell C Power Station 18 Sep 2024

  While working towards a final investment decision on Sizewell C, we have established a new subsidy scheme of up to £5.5 billion to ensure the government can provide the project with the necessary financial support to remain on track. Decisions about providing investment and support under the scheme will be made in due course and will be subject to the relevant government approval processes,...

More of Michael Shanks’s recent appearances

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