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Andy Burnham

Labour (Co-op) - Makerfield

5,399 (13.4%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 18th June 2026


Andy Burnham is not an officer of any APPGs Andy Burnham is not a member of any APPGs
Shadow Home Secretary
14th Sep 2015 - 6th Oct 2016
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
7th Oct 2011 - 14th Sep 2015
Shadow Secretary of State (Education and Election Co-ordinator)
8th Oct 2010 - 7th Oct 2011
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
12th May 2010 - 8th Oct 2010
Secretary of State for Health
6th Jun 2009 - 6th May 2010
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
25th Jan 2008 - 5th Jun 2009
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
28th Jun 2007 - 24th Jan 2008
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Delivery and Quality)
5th May 2006 - 28th Jun 2007
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
10th May 2005 - 5th May 2006
Health and Social Care Committee
16th Jul 2001 - 20th Oct 2003


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Andy Burnham has voted in 10 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
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Department Debates
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Legislation Debates
Andy Burnham has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Makerfield Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Andy Burnham has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Andy Burnham

28th February 2017
Andy Burnham signed this EDM on Thursday 23rd March 2017

SOCIAL SECURITY

Tabled by: Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party - Islington North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations (S.I., 2017, No. 204), dated 23 February 2017, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27 February, be annulled.
78 signatures
(Most recent: 18 Apr 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 42
Scottish National Party: 27
Independent: 6
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
2nd February 2017
Andy Burnham signed this EDM on Tuesday 7th February 2017

NUCLEAR WORKERS' PENSIONS

Tabled by: Albert Owen (Labour - Ynys Môn)
That this House is greatly concerned about the proposed pension reforms to civil nuclear workers on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) estates; notes that during the course of the Enterprise Act 2016, these workers were also marked for a cap to be imposed on their exit payments, and were assured at …
127 signatures
(Most recent: 9 Mar 2017)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 87
Scottish National Party: 26
Independent: 6
Crossbench: 2
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 1
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Non-affiliated: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Plaid Cymru: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Andy Burnham, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Andy Burnham has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Andy Burnham has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

1 Bill introduced by Andy Burnham


To set a requirement on public institutions, public servants and officials and on those carryingout functions on their behalf to act in the public interest and with candour and frankness; todefine the public law duty on them to assist courts, official inquiries and investigations; toenable victims to enforce such duties; to create offences for the breach of certain duties; toprovide funding for victims and their relatives in certain proceedings before the courts and atofficial inquiries and investigations; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Wednesday 29th March 2017
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1 Bill co-sponsored by Andy Burnham

Defibrillators (Availability) Bill 2016-17
Sponsor - Maria Caulfield (Con)


Andy Burnham has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament