Bridget Phillipson Portrait

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)

Share
bridget.phillipson.mp@parliament.uk | http://www.BridgetPhillipson.com
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 10 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
View All Bridget Phillipson Division Votes

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
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Joe Morris (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Sureena Brackenridge (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
View All Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Department for International Development
(53 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(13 debate contributions)
View All Department Debates
Legislation Debates
Bridget Phillipson has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
View all Bridget Phillipson's 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
View All Bridget Phillipson's signed Early Day Motions

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 Portrait
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