About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Alex Barros-Curtis) represents you, and all of the people who live in Cardiff West, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Cardiff West

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

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Women and Equalities
• Visas: Digital Technology
• Defending Democracy Taskforce
• Rugby: Listed Events
• Child Maintenance Service: Standards
• National Security

Currently held offices

• Member, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (since 20 Mar 2025)
• Member, Administration Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)
• Member, Modernisation Committee (since 9 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (18 Dec 2024 to 30 Jan 2025)
• Member, Justice Committee (21 Oct 2024 to 17 Mar 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Kevin Brennan
• Rhodri Morgan
• Stefan Terlezki
• George Thomas

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Crime and Policing Bill Committee (13 out of 14)

Recent appearances

• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flooding: Protecting Vulnerable Communities 8 May 2025

  What steps he has taken to help protect communities vulnerable to flooding.

• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flooding: Protecting Vulnerable Communities 8 May 2025

  Following the recent storm season, serious flooding damaged the foundations of Radyr cricket club and exposed electrical cables, which forced the club to close and cancel practice until the site was made safe. The club is also situated next to important electricity infrastructure, which means up to 930 customers could be put at risk of disruption. I have been working with Councillor Helen...

• New Nuclear Projects: Wylfa 7 May 2025

  Last year’s Welsh Labour manifesto said that our two Labour Governments in Wales would explore the opportunities for new nuclear at Wylfa. Could my hon. Friend elaborate a little on that, bearing in mind the extensive history provided by the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Llinos Medi) gave? I was listening carefully, and it was excellent to listen to. We have, of course, been in power for only...

More of Alex Barros-Curtis’s recent appearances