About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (James Asser) represents you, and all of the people who live in West Ham and Beckton, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for West Ham and Beckton

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Sports: Greater London
• Retail Trade: Greater London
• Apprentices
• Anti-social Behaviour
• General Practitioners: Standards

Currently held offices

• Member, Procedure Committee (since 4 Nov 2024)

Recent appearances

• Contribution of Muslims to Communities 13 Mar 2025

  I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. Like him, I have a very diverse community, as he knows, because he was once a resident there. My seat in east London has long had, as east London has historically had, a reputation for communities working together and supporting one another. My hon. Friend has talked about the age of politics that we live in—a time of populism. Siren populist...

• Swann Report: 40th Anniversary 12 Mar 2025

  I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Riverside (Kim Johnson) for securing this debate; she has made important points. The voices of the people affected 40 years ago will never have been heard. Does the Minister agree that poverty and deprivation—she talked about their impact on educational standards—often make it challenging for people to get their voice heard when there are...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Leasehold: Reform 4 Mar 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to reform the leasehold system.

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