About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Rushanara Ali) represents you, and all of the people who live in Bethnal Green and Stepney, 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 Bethnal Green and Stepney on the Local Intelligence Hub.

Proffil

Llafur MP ar gyfer Bethnal Green and Stepney

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 6 Mai 2010 — Etholiad cyffredinol

Also represented Bethnal Green and Bow

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social
• @rushanaraali
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

Rushanara Ali campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• International Development
• Department for Education
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Burma
• Syria
• Teachers: Training
• Children: Day Care
• *No heading*

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Member, Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill Committee (since 9 Meh 2025)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 27 Tach 2024)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (since 9 Gor 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business) ( 6 Med 2023 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations (20 Meh 2022 to 20 Tach 2023)
• Member, Treasury Committee Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations (20 Meh 2022 to 20 Meh 2022)
• Member, Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill Committee ( 9 Tach 2021 to 17 Tach 2021)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Meh 2020 to 18 Med 2023)
• Member, Treasury Committee ( 2 Maw 2020 to 20 Tach 2023)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 Med 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, Treasury Committee (11 Med 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (31 Hyd 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (26 Hyd 2015 to 17 Hyd 2016)
• Member, Treasury Committee (24 Tach 2014 to 30 Maw 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) ( 7 Hyd 2013 to 26 Med 2014)
• Shadow Minister (International Development) ( 8 Hyd 2010 to 7 Hyd 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Shore

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee (4 out of 14)
• Chairman, National Security Bill Committee (6 out of 14)
• Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Elections Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
• Medicines and Medical Devices Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Homelessness and Housing: Basic Income 8 Jul 2025

  The government has not commissioned research into the potential impact of universal basic income on homelessness rates and housing security. A universal basic income is not government policy.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Electoral Register: Young People 8 Jul 2025

  The government believes that enabling 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all UK elections will foster early and sustained participation in civic life and enhance engagement in our democratic processes. We want young people to find their voice and exercise their right to vote. Registering to vote is a vital first step towards doing that. This will be a major change to the electoral franchise, and...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Sleeping Rough: Decriminalisation 8 Jul 2025

  As we work to fulfil our manifesto commitment to get the country back on track to ending homelessness, one principle must be clear – no one should be criminalised for simply sleeping rough. We will be the government that repeals the Vagrancy Act 1824. This government does not wish to target or criminalise individuals who are begging to sustain themselves or who are sleeping rough because...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Rushanara Ali