About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Stephen Doughty) represents you, and all of the people who live in De Caerdydd a Phenarth, 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 De Caerdydd a Phenarth

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 16 Tachwedd 2012 — Is-etholiad

Party was Llafur until 30 Maw 2015

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @sdoughtymp.bsky.social
• @SDoughtyMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

Stephen Doughty campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Home Office
• Department for International Development
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Overseas Aid
• Dominican Republic
• Public Expenditure
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Brexit

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (since 8 Gor 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] ( 6 Tach 2024 to 13 Tach 2024)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (18 Ion 2022 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development) ( 2 Med 2020 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (10 Ebr 2020 to 2 Med 2020)
• Shadow Minister (International Development) (10 Ebr 2020 to 2 Med 2020)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 2 Maw 2020 to 11 Mai 2020)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (11 Med 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (28 Meh 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Chw 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Chw 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Chw 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Member, International Development Committee ( 8 Chw 2016 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (28 Hyd 2015 to 6 Ion 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Med 2015 to 28 Hyd 2015)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 7 Hyd 2013 to 18 Med 2015)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (26 Tach 2012 to 30 Maw 2015)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Space Industry Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Mutuals' Deferred Shares Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (16 out of 16)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries 22 May 2025

  There is no requirement for UK residents with properties in the EU to record these details with the UK Government. The UK and the EU allow for visa-free short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country nationals. The UK allows EU citizens short-term visa-free travel for up to six months. Meanwhile, the EU allows for travel within the Schengen Area for up to 90...

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Serbia: Demonstrations 22 May 2025

  We and international partners continue to track ongoing political protests and responses in Serbia, including a number of arrests and detentions of demonstrators in Novi Sad and other cities. The UK continues to stress to Serbia's leaders the importance of respecting citizens' rights to freedom of assembly and expression, as the Foreign Secretary did when visiting Belgrade last month.

• Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Appointments to the UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 22 May 2025

  Baroness Drake has been appointed as a full member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in place of Baroness Taylor of Bolton. Baroness Brown of Silvertown has been appointed as a substitute member in place of Baroness Wilcox of Newport.

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Stephen Doughty

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