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 19 of 80

2 NO

Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 28 Jan 2025

3 NO

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 21 Jan 2025

1 AYE3 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 15 Jan 2025

1 AYE3 NO

Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 14 Jan 2025

4 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Dec 2024

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

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Date interest arose
6 May 2025

Registered 7 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rachael in Parliament

Government Hubs: York

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the design of the Government Hub in York blends with the rest of the city.

AnsweredCabinet Office25 Jul 2024

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to accelerate the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan targets to recruit more NHS staff.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Jul 2024

Private Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to consult stakeholders on her Department's proposed policy to implement VAT on private school fees.

AnsweredTreasury23 Jul 2024

Schools: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) children and (b) young people not in school; and if she will commission a review into the

AnsweredDepartment for Education23 Jul 2024

Employment: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including measures to enable targets of bullying at work to take cases to an employment t

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade23 Jul 2024

Tankers: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that oil tankers that pass through the English Channel are adequately insured.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport23 Jul 2024

Social Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to introduce standardised training for staff working in social care.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Jul 2024

Social Services: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a national career framework for social care staff that is integrated with

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Jul 2024

Care Workers: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for the Health and Care Worker visa on the ability of socia

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Jul 2024

Oil: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the feasibility of replacing Russian crude oil imported through a third country with renewable and sustai

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero23 Jul 2024
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