About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Dawn Butler) represents you, and all of the people who live in Brent East, 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.

What you can do

• Find out more about your MP, including their voting summary and recent speeches.
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• Find out more about Brent East on the Local Intelligence Hub.

Proffil

Llafur MP ar gyfer Brent East

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 5 Mai 2005 — Etholiad cyffredinol

Also represented Brent Central; Brent South

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
• @dawnbutlerbrent
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

Dawn Butler campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Women and Equalities
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Cabinet Office
• Equal Pay
• Office for Tackling Injustices
• Universal Credit
• Coronavirus: Disease Control
• Identity Cards

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 29 Ion 2025)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee ( 1 Mai 2024 to 8 Mai 2024)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (11 Mai 2020 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Member, Education Committee (11 Mai 2020 to 21 Med 2020)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (31 Aws 2017 to 6 Ebr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities) (14 Meh 2017 to 31 Aws 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Diverse Communities) ( 6 Hyd 2016 to 1 Chw 2017)
• Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office ( 3 Tach 2009 to 11 Mai 2010)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Young Citizens and Youth Engagement) (30 Hyd 2009 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Assistant Whip (17 Med 2008 to 11 Mai 2010)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (12 Med 2008 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee ( 9 Tach 2007 to 26 Ion 2009)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee ( 7 Tach 2007 to 28 Ion 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Jane Kennedy, Minister of State), Department of Health (10 Tach 2005 to 8 Mai 2006)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (14 Gor 2005 to 11 Mai 2010)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (13 Gor 2005 to 6 Mai 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Sarah Teather
• Paul Daisley
• Ken Livingstone
• Reginald Freeson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (0 out of 5)
• Chairman, Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Committee (2 out of 7)
• Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Pensions Bill Committee (13 out of 20)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 20 Jun 2025

  Nurse (Use of Title) Bill: Second Reading – Dawn Butler. Private Members' Bills

• Lesbian Visibility Week — [Dawn Butler in the Chair] 24 Apr 2025

  It is nice to see so many Members turn up for the wind-ups.

• Lesbian Visibility Week — [Dawn Butler in the Chair] 24 Apr 2025

  The debate may continue until 3.25 pm.

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Dawn Butler

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