About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Christopher Vince) represents you, and all of the people who live in Harlow, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Harlow

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Defence
• Treasury
• Ministry of Justice
• Princess Alexandra Hospital: Construction
• VJ Day: Anniversaries
• Gender Based Violence
• Economic Growth: Technology
• Sir Frederick Gibberd College

Currently held offices

• Member, Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee (since 30 Jun 2025)
• Member, Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee (since 26 Jun 2025)
• Member, Norwich Livestock Market Bill [HL] Committee (since 25 Jun 2025)
• Member, Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee (since 25 Jun 2025)
• Member, Modernisation Committee (since 4 Mar 2025)
• Member, Court of Referees (since 27 Feb 2025)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission (since 16 Dec 2024)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Committee ( 4 Dec 2024 to 12 Dec 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Robert Halfon
• Bill Rammell
• Jerry Hayes
• Arthur Newens

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 11 Jul 2025

  Dentists (Indemnity Arrangements) Bill: Second Reading – Christopher Vince. Private Members' Bills

• Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life 7 Jul 2025

  I thank the Secretary of State for her brilliant statement today and, as I did with the Prime Minister last week, I thank her for her recent visit to Harlow. How will the hubs, like Sure Start before them, work in collaboration with local communities to benefit people in Harlow and across Essex? I have to say, people on the doorstep still talk about the importance of Sure Start in my community.

• Government Performance against Fiscal Rules 7 Jul 2025

  I thank the Chief Secretary for his statement. My thoughts today are with the family of Anne Moffat of Old Harlow, who lost her life 20 years ago in the 7/7 attacks. Does the Chief Secretary agree that part of the reason we have been left with such a fiscal mess is the previous Government’s decision to cut the number of HMRC compliance officers by 1,200? I declare an interest, because one...

More of Christopher Vince’s recent appearances

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