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Catherine McKinnell

Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne North

17,762 (36.5%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 6th May 2010


Minister of State (Education)
8th Jul 2024 - 6th Sep 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
15th Jan 2025 - 11th Feb 2025
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
6th Sep 2023 - 30th May 2024
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill
24th Apr 2024 - 1st May 2024
Liaison Committee (Commons)
20th May 2020 - 6th Sep 2023
Petitions Committee
29th Jan 2020 - 6th Sep 2023
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
26th Jan 2022 - 2nd Feb 2022
Treasury Sub-Committee
14th Sep 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Petitions Committee
11th Sep 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Treasury Committee
11th Sep 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Education Committee
1st Feb 2016 - 3rd May 2017
Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee
9th Mar 2016 - 3rd May 2017
Petitions Committee
14th Mar 2016 - 3rd May 2017
Shadow Attorney General
14th Sep 2015 - 11th Jan 2016
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
18th Mar 2013 - 14th Sep 2015
Shadow Minister (Education)
7th Oct 2011 - 18th Mar 2013
Shadow Solicitor General
8th Oct 2010 - 7th Oct 2011
Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
12th Jul 2010 - 8th Nov 2010


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Catherine McKinnell has voted in 259 divisions, and 2 times against the majority of their Party.

16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
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
16 May 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context
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
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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
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
(83 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(37 debate interactions)
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
(31 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Education
(597 debate contributions)
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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).

Petitions with most Newcastle upon Tyne North signatures
Catherine McKinnell has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Catherine McKinnell

23rd October 2023
Catherine McKinnell signed this EDM on Monday 23rd October 2023

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 …
27 signatures
(Most recent: 26 Oct 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 22
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
11th January 2023
Catherine McKinnell signed this EDM on Monday 16th January 2023

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 …
46 signatures
(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
View All Catherine McKinnell's signed Early Day Motions

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.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 14th September 2010

Latest 3 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
15th Sep 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to roll out gigabit connectivity to remaining properties in Newcastle upon Tyne North constituency.

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.

Ian Murray
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
15th Sep 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Northumbrian Water on sewage from storm overflows in the Ouseburn.

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.

Emma Hardy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
15th Sep 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour from (a) illegally modified and (b) off-road bikes in the Northumbria Police area.

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.

Sarah Jones
Minister of State (Home Office)