Information between 1st July 2026 - 9th September 2026
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6 Jul 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 320 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 394 Noes - 85 |
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13 Jul 2026 - Immigration and Asylum Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 282 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 358 |
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13 Jul 2026 - Immigration and Asylum Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 263 Labour Aye votes vs 14 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 90 |
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8 Jul 2026 - Health and Safety - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 317 Noes - 103 |
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8 Jul 2026 - Town and Country Planning - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 280 Labour Aye votes vs 21 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 283 Noes - 182 |
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8 Jul 2026 - Education - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 369 Noes - 102 |
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14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 328 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 102 Noes - 409 |
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14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 329 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 104 Noes - 412 |
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14 Jul 2026 - Public Office (Accountability) Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 321 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 93 Noes - 323 |
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7 Sep 2026 - Health Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 316 |
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7 Sep 2026 - Health Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 317 |
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8 Sep 2026 - Health Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 293 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 302 |
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8 Sep 2026 - Health Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 292 Labour No votes vs 3 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 357 |
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8 Sep 2026 - Health Bill - View Vote Context Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 298 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 79 Noes - 300 |
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Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
131 speeches (30,197 words) Committee stage Thursday 3rd September 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Mentions: 1: Lord Tarassenko (XB - Life peer) I note here that the new Minister for Science and Innovation, Chris McDonald MP, is a Minister in both - Link to Speech |
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Category 4 Steel Imports: Tariff-free Quotas
23 speeches (2,213 words) Wednesday 22nd July 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Leong (Lab - Life peer) I am really pleased that my colleague Chris McDonald has been reappointed as Minister of State—I congratulate - Link to Speech |
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Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment
78 speeches (23,651 words) Thursday 16th July 2026 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Adam Jogee (Lab - Newcastle-under-Lyme) Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald) for their support in helping to make that happen. - Link to Speech |
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British Steel
37 speeches (3,746 words) Thursday 16th July 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Mentions: 1: Blair McDougall (Lab - East Renfrewshire) Friend the Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald), has been meeting manufacturers and listening to - Link to Speech |
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Ceramics Industry
69 speeches (13,841 words) Monday 6th July 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Mentions: 1: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab - Amber Valley) Friend the Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald), and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade.Heartbreakingly - Link to Speech |
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Steel Tariffs: Northern Ireland
29 speeches (4,524 words) Tuesday 30th June 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Mentions: 1: Harriett Baldwin (Con - West Worcestershire) Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald), has kindly let us know that he cannot attend oral questions - Link to Speech 2: Chris Bryant (Lab - Rhondda and Ogmore) Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald), the Minister for Industry, who is sitting by my side. - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 15th July 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to the Industrial Strategy, 3 July 2026 Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee Found: 3 July 2026 Dear Liam, Thank you for your letter of 25 June 2026 to Chris McDonald |
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Tuesday 7th July 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister for Industry relating to progress on the Industrial Strategy, 25 June 2026 Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee Found: UKCommonsCommittees X: @HoCcommitteesUK Youtube: @ukparliament parliament.uk Thursday, 25 June 2026 Chris McDonald |
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Tuesday 7th July 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to energy costs and the Industrial strategy, 6 July 2026 Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee Found: Chris McDonald MP Minister for Industry Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
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Animal Experiments
Asked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon) Tuesday 8th September 2026 Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, which Minister will now oversee the delivery of the Government’s animals in science strategy. Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Responsibility for overseeing delivery of the Government’s Replacing Animals in Science strategy sits with the Minister for Science, Innovation and Investment, Chris McDonald MP. |
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Animal Experiments
Asked by: Irene Campbell (Labour - North Ayrshire and Arran) Tuesday 8th September 2026 Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to (a) deliver the 2025 Replacing Animals in Science Strategy and (b) ensure that work under that strategy receives dedicated ministerial oversight and resources following departmental restructuring. Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Government remains committed to delivering the Replacing Animals in Science strategy, which sets out a long-term, cross-government programme to accelerate the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods. Delivery is underway across Government departments and partner organisations, supported by funding secured through the Spending Review. Responsibility for overseeing delivery of the strategy sits with the Minister for Science, Innovation and Investment, Chris McDonald MP. A number of commitments are already in progress, including the establishment of a Pre-clinical Translational Models Hub and the UK Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (UKCVAM). The Government will publish a delivery update later in 2026. |
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Investment
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) Thursday 3rd September 2026 Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government plans to appoint a Minister for Investment. Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) Chris McDonald MP is the current Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Investment in the United Kingdom, as appointed July 21, 2026. |
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Tuesday 15th September 2026
Department for Work and Pensions Source Page: Guidance: Disability Confident: employers that have signed up Document: (ODS) Found: London Chosen Hill school Churchdown GL3 2PL Education or Teaching Committed South West England Chris McDonald |
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Thursday 27th August 2026
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2026 Document: View online (webpage) Found: Found: Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Karin Smyth Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Chris McDonald Found: Return Nil Return Karin Smyth Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Chris McDonald Found: Found: Found: Return Nil Return Alan Whitehead Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Chris McDonald Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Alan Whitehead Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Chris McDonald Found: Found: Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Kate Dearden Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Chris McDonald Found: Return Nil Return Kate Dearden Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Chris McDonald Found: Found: return Nil return Baroness Lloyd of Effra Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Chris McDonald Found: Found: return Baroness Lloyd of Effra Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Chris McDonald Found: department Martin McCluskey Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Chris McDonald Found: Found: Martin McCluskey 2026-06-29 Official International Energy Agency (IEA) Conference Dinner No 60 Chris McDonald Found: Found: return Baroness Lloyd of Effra Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Chris McDonald Found: Found: return Nil return Baroness Lloyd of Effra Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Nil return Chris McDonald Found: Found: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Consumers – from 7 September 2025
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Aug. 21 2026
Intellectual Property Office Source Page: New Minister with responsibility for IP Document: New Minister with responsibility for IP (webpage) News and Communications Found: Chris McDonald MP has been confirmed as the new Minister with responsibility for intellectual property |
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Aug. 20 2026
UK Research and Innovation Source Page: New challenge launched to store clean energy for longer and protect households from price spikes Document: New challenge launched to store clean energy for longer and protect households from price spikes (webpage) News and Communications Found: Science Minister Chris McDonald said: Â Â When we unlock the potential of science and innovation, it |
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Jul. 23 2026
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Ministerial Appointments: July 2026 Document: Ministerial Appointments: July 2026 (webpage) News and Communications Found: Dearden MP as Minister of State in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Chris McDonald |
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Jul. 23 2026
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Ministerial Appointments: July 2026 Document: Ministerial Appointments: July 2026 (webpage) News and Communications Found: Dearden MP as Minister of State in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Chris McDonald |
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Jul. 23 2026
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: Ministerial Appointments: July 2026 Document: Ministerial Appointments: July 2026 (webpage) News and Communications Found: Dearden MP as Minister of State in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Chris McDonald |
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Jul. 15 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Department for Business and Trade annual report and accounts for 2025 to 2026 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation) From 7 September 2025 Chris McDonald |
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Jul. 15 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Department for Business and Trade annual report and accounts for 2025 to 2026 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation) From 7 September 2025 Chris McDonald |
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Jul. 09 2026
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: List of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: works for SSE 52 List of Ministers’ Interests - July 2026 Chris McDonald |
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Friday 24th July 2026
Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government) Source Page: Lord Advocate correspondence regarding the criminal case against former Chief Executive of the SNP: FOI release Document: FOI 202600507581 - Information released - Annex D (PDF) Found: hard time, we still do not have any targeted funding package from the UK Minister for Industry, Chris McDonald |