About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Margaret Mullane) represents you, and all of the people who live in Dagenham and Rainham, 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 Dagenham and Rainham

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

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Treasury
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Transport
• Heat Batteries: Housing
• Social Rented Housing: Energy
• Question
• Tools: Theft
• Prefabricated Housing

Currently held offices

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (12 Feb 2025 to 18 Mar 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jon Cruddas

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Treasury: Further Education: VAT 29 Apr 2025

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a VAT relief scheme for Further Education institutions.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Capital Investment: Further Education 29 Apr 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-evaluating the existing capital funding scheme for Further Education.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Apprentices: Assessments 29 Apr 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to allow colleges to carry out their own end point assessments for apprenticeships.

More of Margaret Mullane’s recent appearances