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 14 of 80

5 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 17 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

3 votes · 13 Jun 2025

3 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 10 Jun 2025

1 AYE3 NO

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 9 Jun 2025

3 NO

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage

3 votes · 4 Jun 2025

2 AYE

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill

2 votes · 3 Jun 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

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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

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that hospices receive adequate funding.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jul 2024

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to tackle the backlog in autism and ADHD assessments.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jul 2024

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a per capita funding arrangement for NHS dentistry.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jul 2024

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to review the (a) distribution and (b) quantum of local government funding.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government17 Jul 2024

Visas: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a humanitarian visa for people from Gaza to receive medical aid in the UK.

AnsweredHome Office17 Jul 2024

Dental Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce training bonds for overseas dentists to work in the NHS for a fixed period.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jul 2024

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she plans to implement the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care.

AnsweredDepartment for Education17 Jul 2024

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to deliver aid into the north of Gaza in the context of the infrastructure challenges by land.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 Apr 2024

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with his international counterparts on the UN Security Forces taking over the border checks for aid at the Gaza border.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 Apr 2024

Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle under-age alcohol use.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care26 Apr 2024
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