Rachael Maskell

MP since 7 May 2015

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Rachael Maskell is the Labour (Co-op) MP for York Central, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1995

Votes Cast

£256,869

Expenses 2024-25

19,154

Majority

56.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£256,869

Staffing£231,094
Office£23,052
Travel£2,554
Other£170

Year-on-Year

2024-25£256,869
2023-24£249,893
2022-23£249,587
2021-22£219,709
2020-21£204,040
2019-20£153,926
2018-19£157,135
2017-18£155,791
2016-17£150,566
2015-16£105,957

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,323 voters

Labour
24,537 votes56.6%
Conservative
5,383 votes12.4%
Green Party
5,185 votes12.0%
Reform UK
4,721 votes10.9%
Liberal Democrat
3,051 votes7.0%
Independent
133 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

707

Written Questions

40

Oral Questions

336

Debates Spoken In

441

Speeches

539

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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1995 votes — page 6 of 80

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

8 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

8 votes · 9 Mar 2026

3 NO

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

Financial Interests(2)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

University and College Union

£25,187 this donation is made to Solidarity Ltd to cover the costs of its support for the work UCU Parliamentary Group, of which I am the co-chair with Baroness Blower. The money does not come to me as an MP chairing the group.

£25,187
Name of donor
University and College Union
Address of donor
University and College Union, Carlow Street, London, NW1 7LH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£25,187 this donation is made to Solidarity Ltd to cover the costs of its support for the work UCU Parliamentary Group, of which I am the co-chair with Baroness Blower. The money does not come to me as an MP chairing the group.
Donor status
trade union

Registered 22 January 2026

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
6 May 2025

Registered 7 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rachael in Parliament

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to assure the safety of people working in the prison education service.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice14 Jan 2026

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that (a) all people who enter prison are assessed for neuro differences and (b) that such people are supported with appropr

AnsweredMinistry of Justice14 Jan 2026

Ketamine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions has he had with the Home Secretary on the reclassification of ketamine as a Class A substance.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

Palliative Care: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in devising the workforce plan, if he will include palliative care services.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the change in the public health grant for 2025/6 and 2026/7 on the shift to preventio

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

Sexual and Reproductive Health: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of funding for sexual health services in York and across the country.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

Public Health: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he can set out the amount of the public health grant for York for each of the last 10 years.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

Alcoholic Drinks: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to devise an alcohol strategy which reduces (a) use and (b) harmful use and (c) dependency on alcohol.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

Alcoholic Drinks: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent consideration has he made of the need for a harm reduction strategy to the use of alcohol.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026

Alcoholic Drinks: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will he ensure that the number of deaths for alcohol use will reduce in this Parliament.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care14 Jan 2026
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