About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Nesil Caliskan) represents you, and all of the people who live in Barking, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Labour MP for Barking

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 for Education
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Transport
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Pupils: Absenteeism
• Driving Tests: Greater London
• Heathrow Airport: Job Creation
• General Practitioners: Prescriptions
• Gaza: Israel

Currently held offices

• Member, Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee (since 4 Jun 2025)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Planning and Infrastructure Bill Committee (24 Apr 2025 to 22 May 2025)
• Member, Finance Bill Committee (22 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Margaret Hodge
• Jo Richardson
• Tom Driberg
• Somerville Hastings

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Planning and Infrastructure Bill Committee (12 out of 14)

Recent appearances

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Warm Home Discount: Extension 10 Jun 2025

  What assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending the warm home discount to all households in receipt of means-tested benefits on people receiving those benefits.

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Warm Home Discount: Extension 10 Jun 2025

  I thank the Minister for outlining the support available to households with high energy bills. Some 6,000 households in my constituency benefit from the warm home discount, but many in Barking and Dagenham, alongside almost 2 million other households in this country, are dealing with high energy debt. What plans are under way for energy debt relief schemes, or a scheme to help those who...

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Topical Questions 10 Jun 2025

  Thousands of my constituents in Barking receive their energy via a heat network provided by their landlord or a housing association. In many cases, they are not eligible for the warm home discount. What plans do the Government have to make sure that those constituents receive the support they need?

More of Nesil Caliskan’s recent appearances

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