Andy McDonald
MP since 29 Nov 2012
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Andy McDonald is the Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, and has been an MP continually since 29 November 2012.
1792
Votes Cast
£296,890
Expenses 2024-25
9,192
Majority
47.2%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£296,890
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 34,407 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
406
Written Questions
21
Oral Questions
141
Debates Spoken In⚑
233
Speeches⚑
501
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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7 AYE1 NOCrime and Policing Bill
8 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
8 votes · 14 Apr 2026
6 AYEVictims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
6 votes · 25 Mar 2026
2 NOOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
4 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
4 votes · 23 Mar 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
4 votes · 23 Mar 2026
2 NOOpposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
Opposition day motion
2 votes · 18 Mar 2026
Financial Interests(1)
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Solicitor (not currently employed as such). (Registered 28 December 2012)
Registered 28 December 2012
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Andy in Parliament
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems; and whether it plans to publish such informa
Department for Education: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to hea
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what basis Automated Decision-Making in her Department are being made.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what guidance has the Department issued internally to ensure compliance with the pro
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what safeguards have been implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requiremen
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how individuals are informed by his Department that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what processes are in place within his Department to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated sy
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems in the context of the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that human oversight of automated decisions is (a) substantive and (b) effective.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to employment by her Department, including recruitment, performance ma
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