About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Anna Gelderd) represents you, and all of the people who live in South East Cornwall, 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 South East Cornwall

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

Social Media

• @annagelderdmp.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Pensions: Fraud
• Trading Standards
• Universal Credit: Veterans
• Marine Environment
• LGBT Veterans Independent Review

Currently held offices

• Member, Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill Committee (since 25 Jun 2025)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] Committee ( 5 Mar 2025 to 20 Mar 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Sheryll Murray
• Colin Breed
• Robert Hicks

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Recent appearances

• Early Years Providers: Government Support — [Mark Pritchard in the Chair] 9 Jul 2025

  Our early years providers in South East Cornwall are essential for local families, and they are a cornerstone of healthy development. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need clearer national guidance on term dates, notice periods and transitions between settings? Local authorities need to offer consistent, joined-up support, which would provide families with the clarity and stability that they...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Planning: Environmental Protection 9 Jul 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role Natural England will play under the Planning and Infrastructure Bill in ensuring improvements to nature are delivered; and what statutory powers and funding will be granted to support that role.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Planning: Environmental Protection 9 Jul 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the (a) duties and (b) targets set in the Environment Act 2021.

More of Anna Gelderd’s recent appearances

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