Catherine McKinnell
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North
17,762 (36.5%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 6th May 2010
5 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, Fair Banking, Financial Education for Young People, Modern Conflict, Music29 Former APPG Officer Positions
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, Antisemitism, Apprenticeships, Armed Forces, CAFOD, Child of the North, Childcare and Early Education, Children who need Palliative Care, Corruption, East Coast Main Line, Fairtrade, Food Banks, Hadrian's Wall, Hospice and End of Life Care, Hospice and Palliative Care, Inappropriate Institutional Care of Autistic People and People with Learning Disabilities, Kinship Care, Korea, Multiple Sclerosis, North East, Northern Powerhouse, One Punch Assaults, Regional Airports, Responsible Tax, State Pension Inequality for Women, Sustainable Aviation, Transport Across the North, Ukraine, United Nations WomenDivision Voting information
Catherine McKinnell voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 129 Labour Aye votes vs 200 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 243 Noes - 279
Catherine McKinnell voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 127 Labour No votes vs 206 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 288 Noes - 239
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
(83 debate interactions)
(37 debate interactions)
(31 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(597 debate contributions)
(18 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(39,518 words contributed)
Newcastle upon Tyne North 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).
of 88,513 signatures (0.39%)
of 38,105 signatures (0.33%)
of 108,743 signatures (0.22%)
of 176,478 signatures (0.19%)
of 2,894,526 signatures (0.13%)
of 996,628 signatures (0.11%)
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of 257,737 signatures (0.16%)
Latest EDMs signed by Catherine McKinnell
Tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton
Tabled by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Blyth and Ashington)That this House notes with sorrow the passing of Ashington born World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton; further notes Bobby’s successful career with Manchester United for whom he played between 1956 and 1973 winning the English First Division three times, the FA Cup and the European Cup; notes Sir Bobby’s …
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
Tabled by: Bob Blackman (Conservative - Harrow East)That this House notes that, on 27 January 2023, the UK will observe Holocaust Memorial Day, marking the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than 1.1 million people died, including nearly one million Jewish men, women and children; commemorates the six million victims of the Holocaust and …
(Most recent: 7 Feb 2023)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 14
Labour: 12
Conservative: 6
Liberal Democrat: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Alliance: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Catherine McKinnell, 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.
Catherine McKinnell has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Catherine McKinnell has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
1 Bill introduced by Catherine McKinnell
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require certain public procurement contracts let by public authorities to include a commitment by the contractor to provide apprenticeships and skills training; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 14th September 2010
5 Bills co-sponsored by Catherine McKinnell
Fashion Supply Chain (Code and Adjudicator) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Liz Twist (Lab)
Child Criminal Exploitation Bill 2021-22
Sponsor - Baroness Brown of Silvertown (Lab)
High Performance Vehicle Renting (Regulation) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Holly Lynch (Lab)
Freehold Properties (Management Charges and Shared Facilities) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Helen Goodman (Lab)
Promotion of Israeli-Palestinian Peace (United Kingdom Participation) Bill 2016-17
Sponsor - Joan Ryan (TIG)
Latest 3 Written Questions
(View all written questions)1 Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Questions
(View all Catherine McKinnell's DSIT questions)According to the independent website Thinkbroadband.com, almost 96% of premises in the Newcastle upon Tyne North constituency can already access a gigabit-capable broadband connection (>=1,000 Mbps).
We have created a pro-competition regulatory environment for the rollout of gigabit broadband. We expect further premises in the hon. Member’s constituency to be connected via broadband suppliers’ commercial rollout.
Any premises which do not receive a gigabit-capable connection through suppliers’ commercial rollout will be considered for inclusion within Project Gigabit, in line with the government’s commitment to achieving nationwide gigabit coverage by 2032.
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions
(View all Catherine McKinnell's Defra questions)Ministers and officials have regular discussions with a range of stakeholders, including water companies, on many issues related to the water sector including sewage pollution.
This Government has put in place the building blocks to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas.
The Water (Special Measures) Act introduced independent monitoring of every sewerage outlet, with water companies required to publish real-time data for all emergency overflows. This matches the pre-existing duty for storm overflows and create an unprecedented level of transparency. This will meet the Government commitment to ensure monitoring of every outlet.
The Independent Water Commission has examined how to strengthen the regulation and delivery of water services to better support long-term water security, sustainable growth, and environmental protection. The Former Secretary of State provided an Oral Statement to Parliament in response to the final report.
As Part of Price Review 24, which runs from 2025-2030, Northumbrian Water will be investing £1.1 billion to reduce the use of storm overflows by delivering on 159 spill reduction schemes. Northumbrian Water across 2025-2030 will undertake multiple site specific investigations in respect of the effects of intermittent discharges in respect of Environment Act objectives.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Tackling anti-social behaviour and the harm it causes is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.
The Crime and Policing Bill will give police greater powers to clamp down on anti-social behaviour involving vehicles of all types, including off-road and illegally modified e-bikes, with officers no longer required to issue a warning before seizing these vehicles. This will allow police to put an immediate stop to offending.
The Government has recently consulted on proposals to allow the police to dispose of seized vehicles which have been used anti-socially more quickly. The consultation closed on 8 July and the Government response will be published in due course.
These combined measures will help tackle the scourge of vehicles ridden anti-socially and will send a clear message to would-be offenders and local communities that this behaviour will not be tolerated.
Minister of State (Home Office)