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).
484
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
87
Debates Spoken In⚑
231
Speeches⚑
484
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.
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Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
27 Apr 2026
8 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
8 votes · 21 Apr 2026
4 AYECrime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
4 votes · 20 Apr 2026
4 AYEChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
4 votes · 15 Apr 2026
2 AYECrime and Policing Bill
2 votes · 14 Apr 2026
Crime and Policing Bill
2 votes · 14 Apr 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
Americium: Space Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory in expanding the development of americium so it coul
National Nuclear Laboratory
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory is able to conduct commercially beneficial research.
Small Modular Reactors
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the small modular reactor competition run by Great British Nuclear, whether his Department is taking other steps to su
Clean Energy: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of in how many cases the Planning Inspectorate has found that a local planning author
Clean Energy: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an estimate of the total costs awarded by the Planning Inspector to the appellant due to un
Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the NHS England and College of Operating Department Practitioners working group has made on prescribing rights.
HM Coastguard: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of the insurance provided by her Department for members of HM Coastguard in 2023; and how many people that insurance covered.
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of (a) Government and (b) industry data on household (i) income and (ii) energy needs to develop a targete
ADHD: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure sufficient supply of (a) creon and (b) other ADHD medications.
Warm Homes Plan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to provide further details on the (a) implementation and (b) scope of the Warm Homes Plan.
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