About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Mary Creagh) represents you, and all of the people who live in Coventry 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.

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Proffil

Llafur MP ar gyfer Coventry East

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

Also represented Wakefield

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @marycreagh.bsky.social
• @MaryCreaghMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

Mary Creagh campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for International Development
• Transport
• Health
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Overseas Aid
• Public Expenditure
• Flood Control
• Horses: Slaughterhouses
• Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 18 Gor 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Chw 2019 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (13 Tach 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19 (13 Tach 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Tach 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Gor 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Gor 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Chw 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Chw 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Chw 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (26 Hyd 2015 to 10 Chw 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ( 5 Tach 2014 to 14 Med 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport ( 7 Hyd 2013 to 5 Tach 2014)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 8 Hyd 2010 to 7 Hyd 2013)
• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (12 Mai 2010 to 8 Hyd 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Health) ( 1 Maw 2010 to 31 Hyd 2010)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Meh 2009 to 6 Mai 2010)
• Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee ( 3 Maw 2009 to 29 Hyd 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (29 Ion 2008 to 16 Ion 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury (16 Gor 2007 to 29 Ion 2008)
• PPS (Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury (28 Meh 2007 to 16 Gor 2007)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Maw 2007 to 6 Mai 2010)
• PPS (Lord Hunt of King's Heath OBE, Minister of State), Department of Health (14 Maw 2007 to 28 Meh 2007)
• PPS (Andy Burnham, Minister of State), Department of Health (20 Tach 2006 to 28 Meh 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Warner, Minister of State), Department of Health (20 Tach 2006 to 1 Chw 2007)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (12 Gor 2005 to 22 Ion 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Crossman

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Pensions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fly-tipping 15 May 2025

  Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights local communities and the environment. Local authorities have a range of enforcement powers to help them tackle fly-tipping including fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, vehicle seizure and prosecution action which can lead to a significant fine or even imprisonment. We encourage councils to make good use of their enforcement powers and are...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Packaging: Recycling 15 May 2025

  The Department has assessed the impact of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on both producers and consumers, including the potential effect on the affordability of food and drink. This assessment is included in Section 8 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024: The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste)...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Client Earth 15 May 2025

  The Department engages with Client Earth in a range of ways. Myself and Client Earth attended a United Nations General Assembly event on 25 September 2024. Client Earth participated in an online Collective Intelligence debate as part of our Environmental Improvement Plan review, in March 2025. We responded to Client Earth letters on 7 January, 23 January and 5 February 2025, and to further...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Mary Creagh