Chris McDonald

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Chris McDonald is the Labour MP for Stockton North, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade).

449

Votes Cast

£217,932

Expenses 2024-25

7,939

Majority

45.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£217,932

Staffing£151,019
Office£27,893
Accommodation£22,352
Travel£16,668

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 37,401 voters

Labour
17,128 votes45.8%
Reform UK
9,189 votes24.6%
Conservative
8,028 votes21.5%
Green Party
1,923 votes5.1%
Liberal Democrat
1,133 votes3.0%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

9

Written Questions

19

Oral Questions

148

Debates Spoken In

456

Speeches

449

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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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
1 May 2025

Registered 10 July 2024; updated 2 May 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Editor
Until
14 December 2025.
Payer
Millennium Steel Publishing (Publishing scientific and technological journals for industry.), private address

Registered 3 August 2024; updated 14 December 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Professional registration with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer. (Registered 3 August 2024)

Registered 3 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
1 September 2025

Registered 8 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Chris in Parliament

Terrorism: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral contribution of 26 February 2025, Official Report, column 765 and the judgment in R v Adams (Appellant) (Northern Ireland

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office26 Jun 2025

Infrastructure: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect critical undersea infrastructure.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence13 May 2025

India: Pakistan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage India to meet its obligations under the Indus Waters Treaty.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office13 May 2025

Offensive Weapons: Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of cases involving the use of offensive weapons.

AnsweredAttorney General1 May 2025

Disabled Facilities Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the maximum application amount for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Jan 2025

Minerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to review the list of critical minerals; what criteria he plans to use to assess which materials will be included; and if he will ma

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade30 Aug 2024

Minerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) extent of the UK's list of critical minerals and the list used by (a

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade30 Aug 2024

National Wealth Fund

What progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on establishing a National Wealth Fund.

AnsweredTreasury27 Aug 2024

Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the proposals by prospective buyers of Royal Mail.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade26 Jul 2024

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