About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Gareth Thomas) represents you, and all of the people who live in Harrow West, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Proffil

Labour/Co-operative MP ar gyfer Harrow West

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 1 Mai 1997 — Etholiad cyffredinol

Party was Llafur until 30 Maw 2015

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @gareththomasmp.bsky.social
• @GarethThomasMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

Gareth Thomas campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Treasury
• Department for International Trade
• Cabinet Office
• Health
• Third Sector
• Consultants
• EU Law
• Department for International Trade: Expenditure
• Procurement

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (since 9 Gor 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] Committee ( 7 Chw 2024 to 20 Chw 2024)
• Member, Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (23 Tach 2022 to 30 Tach 2022)
• Member, Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Committee ( 7 Med 2022 to 18 Hyd 2022)
• Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee ( 8 Meh 2021 to 15 Meh 2021)
• Shadow Minister (International Trade) (10 Ebr 2020 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Member, International Trade Committee ( 2 Maw 2020 to 8 Meh 2020)
• Member, International Trade Committee ( 8 Mai 2019 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) ( 9 Hyd 2016 to 15 Meh 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 7 Hyd 2013 to 30 Maw 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) ( 7 Hyd 2011 to 7 Hyd 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 8 Hyd 2010 to 7 Hyd 2011)
• Shadow Minister (International Development) (12 Mai 2010 to 8 Hyd 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Trade, Investment and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for International Development) ( 5 Hyd 2008 to 5 Meh 2009)
• The Minister of State, Department for International Development ( 5 Hyd 2008 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary(Department for International Development) (Trade Policy) (also Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) ( 2 Gor 2007 to 5 Hyd 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Trade and Consumer Affairs) (also Department for International Development) ( 2 Gor 2007 to 5 Hyd 2008)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (13 Meh 2003 to 28 Meh 2007)
• Party Chair, Co-operative Party ( 1 Gor 2000 to 8 Meh 2019)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Tach 1997 to 25 Tach 1999)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Robert Hughes
• John Page
• Albert Braithwaite
• Norman Bower

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Local Government Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 20)
• Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (14 out of 23)
• Courts Bill Committee (1 out of 7)
• Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (14 out of 19)
• Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Written Answers — Department for Business and Trade: Personal Care Services: Employment 12 May 2025

  This Government recognises the immense economic and social value of the hair and beauty industry, and we know it can be difficult for some to understand their tax obligations. We are working with the industry on producing educational material to help businesses remain within the rules, including providing clarity for those using the ‘rent-a-chair’ model which we are due to publish on...

• Written Answers — Department for Business and Trade: New Businesses 12 May 2025

  We will publish our Small Business Strategy later this year with a clear ambition to promote startups and encourage entrepreneurship, built around the new Business Growth Service. Start Up Loans are available in Cheshire and across England, helping new and early-stage businesses access affordable finance. Mid Cheshire businesses have benefited from 168 of these loans between 2012 and January...

• Written Answers — Department for Business and Trade: British Steel: Scunthorpe 12 May 2025

  The funding required to maintain iron and steel production at Scunthorpe will be drawn from the £2.5bn funding for steel, which is available through the National Wealth Fund and other routes. The National Wealth Fund is operationally independent, and financing is already accessible to projects that meet the investment principles. Companies across the UK are already engaging with them on...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Gareth Thomas

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