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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Aye: 1083No: 912

1995 votes — page 18 of 80

1 AYE2 NO

Employment Rights Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 12 Mar 2025

4 NO

Employment Rights Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 11 Mar 2025

3 NO

Finance Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 3 Mar 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 26 Feb 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill

2 votes · 25 Feb 2025

4 NO

Crown Estate Bill [Lords] Report Stage

4 votes · 24 Feb 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

2 votes · 10 Feb 2025

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

Food Insecurity: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations' report on Hunge

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Nov 2024

Developing Countries: Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations' report on Hunge

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Nov 2024

Developing Countries: Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations' report on Hunge

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office5 Nov 2024

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will help ensure that smoking cessation is offered as an opt-out, co-located service for lung screening appointments.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Nov 2024

Smoking: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to (a) maintain and (b) increase funding for local authority smoking cessation services; and if he will take steps to raise p

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Nov 2024

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a 10-year national cancer plan.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Nov 2024

Trade Agreements: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the release of Jimmy Lai is a prerequisite to any trade agreement with China.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade22 Oct 2024

Health Services: Men

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to inquiry by the Health and Social Care Select Committee into Men's Health in the last Parliament, what steps he is taking to

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Oct 2024

Patients: Wearable Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the use of digital wearables in the NHS is accompanied by professional interventions.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Oct 2024

Counselling and Psychiatry: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to regulate the (a) psychotherapy and (b) counselling professions.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Oct 2024
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