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Information between 16th March 2026 - 15th April 2026

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Division Votes
23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 268 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 281 Noes - 167
23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 273 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 164
23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 164
23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 275 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 161
23 Mar 2026 - National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 276 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 167
25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 285 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 292 Noes - 162
25 Mar 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 286 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 290 Noes - 163
24 Mar 2026 - Defence - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 295 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 306
24 Mar 2026 - Oil and Gas - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 283 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 297
14 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context
Chris McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 295 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 176


Speeches
Chris McDonald speeches from: Carbon Dioxide Supply
Chris McDonald contributed 1 speech (420 words)
Monday 13th April 2026 - Written Statements
Department for Business and Trade
Chris McDonald speeches from: British Steel
Chris McDonald contributed 1 speech (261 words)
Thursday 26th March 2026 - Written Statements
Department for Business and Trade
Chris McDonald speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Chris McDonald contributed 8 speeches (576 words)
Tuesday 24th March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero


MP Financial Interests
13th April 2026
Chris McDonald (Labour - Stockton North)
2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
GMB Union - £2,000.00
Source



Chris McDonald mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Productivity and Economic Growth: East Midlands
61 speeches (13,330 words)
Tuesday 17th March 2026 - Westminster Hall
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab - Amber Valley) Friend the Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald).Although the news may feel sudden, the truth is - Link to Speech

Heating Oil Support
126 speeches (12,650 words)
Monday 16th March 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Martin McCluskey (Lab - Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West) Friend the Member for Stockton North (Chris McDonald), is working through the implications of this crisis - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to further information requested on the UK steel industry, 17 March 2026

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Chris McDonald MP Minister for Industry Department for Energy Security & Net Zero



Written Answers
Minerals: Departmental Responsibilities
Asked by: Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 7th April 2026

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to establish a minister for critical mineral security.

Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

Chris McDonald MP was appointed Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) on 11 September 2025. As Minister for Industry, his responsibilities cover critical minerals, including their security of supply.

Minerals: Departmental Responsibilities
Asked by: Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 7th April 2026

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to the Critical Minerals Strategy, published on 22 November 2025, what assessment they have made of the potential merits of appointing a single minister responsible for coordinating critical mineral security policy between departments.

Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Department for Business and Trade holds regular meetings to discuss critical minerals policy with other departments, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of critical mineral supply chains. Chris McDonald MP as Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) holds responsibility for critical minerals and regularly engages other Ministers on critical minerals policy.



Department Publications - News and Communications
Tuesday 14th April 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: Next generation empowered through Technical Excellence Colleges
Document: Next generation empowered through Technical Excellence Colleges (webpage)

Found: Industry Minister Chris McDonald said:  Advanced manufacturing sector is a vital engine of the UK economy

Tuesday 17th March 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash bills with energy saving tool
Document: Pubs, restaurants and hotels slash bills with energy saving tool (webpage)

Found: Minister for Industry Chris McDonald said:   We’re extending support to help more businesses slash bills



Department Publications - Transparency
Thursday 9th April 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: DBT: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, October to December 2025
Document: (webpage)

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Thursday 9th April 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: DBT: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, October to December 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Chris McDonald

Thursday 9th April 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: DBT: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, October to December 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: Chris McDonald 09/10/2026 BHP To discuss BHP's operations in the UK Chris McDonald 13/10/2026 London

Thursday 9th April 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: DBT: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, October to December 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Chris McDonald

Tuesday 24th March 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: DESNZ: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, October to December 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Chris McDonald



Department Publications - Policy paper
Thursday 19th March 2026
Department for Business and Trade
Source Page: Steel strategy
Document: (PDF)

Found: Ministerial foreword The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Chris McDonald




Chris McDonald mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Government Publications
Thursday 26th March 2026

Source Page: Written Statement: Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry (26 March 2026)
Document: Written Statement: Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry (26 March 2026) (webpage)

Found: attended by Richard Lochhead MSP, Minister for Business and Employment, Scottish Government, Chris McDonald



Welsh Senedd Debates
2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

Wednesday 25th March 2026
Mentions:
1: Rebecca Evans (Welsh Labour - Gower) those formal structures, and then also through bilateral meetings with the Minister for industry, Chris McDonald - Link to Speech
2: Rebecca Evans (Welsh Labour - Gower) When I met with the Minister for industry Chris McDonald a couple of weeks ago, I was really keen - Link to Speech

2. The Steel Industry in Wales - Panel 1

Wednesday 25th March 2026
Mentions:
1: None So, I don’t think it’s fully clear, but we have got meetings set up with Chris McDonald who is going - Link to Speech
2: None Chris McDonald has committed to sit down with us and explain the mechanism around there. - Link to Speech