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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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
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Committee
4 votes · 2 Jun 2026
1 AYE3 NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
King's Speech Motion for an Address
4 votes · 20 May 2026
4 AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 Apr 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
4 votes · 27 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
What steps she is taking to help improve passenger rail performance in Cumbria.
What steps she is taking to help improve passenger rail performance in Cumbria.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the steel industry in Wales.
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the steel industry in Wales.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-India free trade agreement on Scotland
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-India free trade agreement on Scotland.
What steps his Department is taking to implement neighbourhood health centres.
What steps his Department is taking to implement neighbourhood health centres.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
What steps her Department is taking to support care leavers into employment.
What steps her Department is taking to support care leavers into employment.
What steps he is taking to increase the provision of mental health services in rural areas.
What steps he is taking to increase the provision of mental health services in rural areas.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22 January.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22 January.
What recent progress her Department has made on planning reform.
What recent progress her Department has made on planning reform.
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