About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (John Whitby) represents you, and all of the people who live in Derbyshire Dales, 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 Derbyshire Dales

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

Social Media

• @johnwhitbymp.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Department for Education
• Consumer Goods: Safety
• Electricity Generation
• Care Homes: Planning Permission
• Dental Services: Rural Areas
• Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control

Currently held offices

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee ( 6 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Sarah Dines
• Patrick McLoughlin

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (16 out of 16)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Mental Health Services: Men 4 Jul 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase grant funding for men’s mental health support charities.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: NHS: Managers 27 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving non-clinical service delivery decision-making from managers to (a) consultants and (b) specialist doctors.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Grasslands 24 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a (a) grassland policy group and (b) person responsible for grassland policy.

More of John Whitby’s recent appearances

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