About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Rachael Maskell) represents you, and all of the people who live in York Central, 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 York Central

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 8 Mai 2015 — Etholiad cyffredinol

• Wikipedia page

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @rachaelmaskell
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

Rachael Maskell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Department for Levelling Up
• Housing and Communities
• Home Office
• Department for Transport
• Coronavirus: Disease Control
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Dental Services
• Schools: Coronavirus
• Coronavirus: Screening

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (24 Ebr 2024 to 14 Mai 2024)
• Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (18 Ion 2023 to 25 Ion 2023)
• Member, Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (30 Tach 2022 to 7 Rha 2022)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee ( 4 Gor 2022 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (15 Meh 2022 to 20 Hyd 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Committee (19 Ion 2022 to 25 Ion 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee (12 Ion 2022 to 18 Ion 2022)
• Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee ( 5 Ion 2022 to 12 Ion 2022)
• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (10 Ebr 2020 to 14 Rha 2021)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 4 Maw 2020 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights ( 7 Ion 2020 to 6 Ebr 2020)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Hyd 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) ( 3 Gor 2017 to 7 Ion 2020)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (27 Meh 2016 to 1 Chw 2017)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (28 Hyd 2015 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (18 Med 2015 to 27 Meh 2016)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee ( 8 Gor 2015 to 26 Hyd 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hugh Bayley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (26 out of 27)
• Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Charities Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Sudan 16 Jul 2025

  The brutal violence being perpetrated against Sudanese civilians is only fuelled by external actors from the UAE, Egypt, Russia and beyond. Will the Minister ensure diplomatic interventions with each of those nations and report back to the House on the outcome of those dialogues? Will she also ensure that the UK leads on banning the use of mercenaries in areas of conflict? We have not signed...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Gaza: Humanitarian Aid 16 Jul 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of air dropping medical aid into Gaza.

• Women and Girls with Autism: Mental Health Support 15 Jul 2025

  I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth West (Jessica Toale) for securing the debate. Will the Minister ensure that mental health trusts and integrated care boards do not put people waiting for an autism assessment through a process of filling in a pro forma, only to be left languishing on a list, perhaps never having an assessment? We know the predominance of young women...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Rachael Maskell

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