Josh MacAlister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Josh MacAlister is the Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education).
473
Votes Cast
£223,568
Expenses 2024-25
13,286
Majority
53.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£223,568
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 41,840 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
41
Written Questions
12
Oral Questions
82
Debates Spoken In⚑
222
Speeches⚑
473
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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1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee
3 votes · 8 Jun 2026
3 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
3 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(6)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (David) Sainsbury
£20,000
£20,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (David) Sainsbury
£20,000
- Name of donor
- Lord (David) Sainsbury
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £20,000
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 15 July 2025
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (David) Sainsbury
£20,000
£20,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (David) Sainsbury
£20,000
- Name of donor
- Lord (David) Sainsbury
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £20,000
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 21 March 2026
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson
£10,000
11 July 2025
£10,000
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson
£10,000
11 July 2025
- Name of donor
- Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £10,000
- Date received
- 11 July 2025
- Date accepted
- 11 July 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 15 July 2025
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Ben Kingsley
Approx. 24 hours of in kind support on development of Private Members Bill - further drafting work, attending meetings with other relevant legal experts and with public officials, to finalise the draft Bill in advance of its second reading debate
1 January 2025 to 7 March 2025
£1,900
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Ben Kingsley
Approx. 24 hours of in kind support on development of Private Members Bill - further drafting work, attending meetings with other relevant legal experts and with public officials, to finalise the draft Bill in advance of its second reading debate
1 January 2025 to 7 March 2025
- Name of donor
- Ben Kingsley
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Approx. 24 hours of in kind support on development of Private Members Bill - further drafting work, attending meetings with other relevant legal experts and with public officials, to finalise the draft Bill in advance of its second reading debate, value £1,900
- Date received
- 1 January 2025 to 7 March 2025
- Date accepted
- 1 January 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 10 March 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 5 July 2024
Registered 23 July 2024
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Josh in Parliament
Solar Power: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department plans to publish its conclusions on the recommended (a) scales and (b) durations of Community Benefit Fund payments
Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support farmers in the north of England reliant on cross-border stock movements following
Iron and Steel: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the steel industry in Wales.
Tennis: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to invest in tennis facilities following the end of the Park Tennis Project.
Mental Health Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the provision of mental health services in rural areas.
Department of Health and Social Care: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time
Ministry of Defence: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off for (A) tra
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid
Department for Work and Pensions: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible working, (ii) paid time off f
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Foster Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies offers employees who are foster carers (i) flexible w
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