About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Mike Reader) represents you, and all of the people who live in Northampton South, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Northampton South

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

Social Media

• @mike-reader.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Transport
• Department for Business and Trade
• Home Office
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• UK Trade with EU: Import Controls
• Import Controls
• Local Government: Equality and Human Rights
• Railways: East Midlands
• Single Sex Education: Admissions

Currently held offices

• Member, Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill (since 26 Jun 2025)
• Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (since 13 Jan 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Andrew Lewer
• David Mackintosh
• Brian Binley
• Tony Clarke
• Michael Morris

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Housing: Health 15 Jul 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consultation his Department has had on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government's Future Homes Standards work in relation to wellbeing and health standards in homes.

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Industrial Electricity Prices 15 Jul 2025

  Last week, the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee heard from Make UK and representatives from the chemical, petrochemical, steel and ceramics industries that closer alignment and collaboration with the EU on energy pricing is critical to reducing bills. That is also recognised in the Government’s industrial strategy. What more is the Department doing to bring that forward quickly?

• Energy Security and Net Zero Committee 10 Jul 2025

  I thank the Chair of the Select Committee for leading us through the report. It is right that sometimes Select Committees pose more of a challenge to Government. In this case, I think it is right to call out that, while the Department is doing great things and working at pace, we need to ensure that everything is joined up and co-ordinated. The national policy statements, the land-use...

More of Mike Reader’s recent appearances

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