Bridget Phillipson

Labour - Houghton and Sunderland South

7,169 (17.9%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 6th May 2010

Secretary of State for Education

(since July 2024)

Minister for Women and Equalities

(since July 2024)

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Bridget Phillipson is not a member of any APPGs

1 Former APPG membership

Medicines and Medical Devices

Shadow Secretary of State for Education

29th Nov 2021 - 30th May 2024

Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

6th Apr 2020 - 29th Nov 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2nd Mar 2020 - 21st Sep 2020

Committee of Privileges

2nd Mar 2020 - 13th May 2020

Committee on Standards

2nd Mar 2020 - 13th May 2020

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

21st Jan 2020 - 11th May 2020

European Statutory Instruments

18th Jul 2018 - 6th Nov 2019

Committee of Privileges

26th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019

European Statutory Instruments Committee

18th Jul 2018 - 6th Nov 2019

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

10th Jul 2017 - 6th Nov 2019

Public Accounts Committee

11th Sep 2017 - 6th Nov 2019

Committee on Standards

26th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019

Committee on Privileges

26th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019

Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

11th Oct 2010 - 3rd May 2017

Public Accounts Committee

26th Oct 2015 - 3rd May 2017

Opposition Whip (Commons)

7th Oct 2013 - 18th Sep 2015

Home Affairs Committee

12th Jul 2010 - 4th Nov 2013

Procedure Committee

26th Jul 2010 - 11th Oct 2011

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs - Bills Introduced - Commons Actions - Written Questions

Commons Page Hansard Page Bridget Phillipson (MP) Houghton and Sunderland South (Constituency) Financial Disclosures Expense Claims

Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Bridget Phillipson has voted in 26 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

Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(17 debate interactions)

Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)

Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
(5 debate interactions)

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Department Debates

Department for International Development
(125 debate contributions)

Department for Education
(29 debate contributions)

Cabinet Office
(27 debate contributions)

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Legislation Debates

Bridget Phillipson has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate

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Houghton and Sunderland South 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).

Petitions with highest Houghton and Sunderland South signature proportion

Open

100
of 61,957 signatures (0.16%)

Limit the sale and use of Fireworks to licence holders only

Petitions with most Houghton and Sunderland South signatures

Open

100
of 61,957 signatures (0.16%)

Limit the sale and use of Fireworks to licence holders only

Open

50
of 105,283 signatures (0.05%)

Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media

Open

42
of 23,780 signatures (0.18%)

Reverse changes to Winter Fuel Payment

Open

25
of 45,616 signatures (0.06%)

Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
Gov Responded - 19 Nov 2024

Open

19
of 24,955 signatures (0.08%)

Exempt all social care providers from the employer NIC increase

Bridget Phillipson has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Bridget Phillipson

10th February 2015

Bridget Phillipson signed this EDM on Thursday 12th March 2015

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Tabled by: Ed Miliband (Labour - Doncaster North)
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 121), dated 2 February 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 4 February, be annulled.

60 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Mar 2015)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Independent: 3
The Independent Group for Change: 1
Green Party: 1

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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Bridget Phillipson, 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.

Bridget Phillipson has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Bridget Phillipson has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

1 Bill introduced by Bridget Phillipson

Children Not in School (National Register and Support) Bill 2023-24

Introduced: 23rd January 2024

Bridget Phillipson (Labour - Houghton and Sunderland South)
Private Members' Bill
Presentation Bill

A Bill to provide for a national register of children who are not pupils at any school; to require local authorities to provide data about such children in their area for the purpose of maintaining that register; to make provision about the support that local authorities provide to such children; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Wednesday 7th February 2024

No Bill Text - No Explanatory Notes - No debates - Official Page

1 Bill co-sponsored by Bridget Phillipson

Private Landlords (Registration) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Phil Wilson (Lab)

Bridget Phillipson has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament