About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Jo Platt) represents you, and all of the people who live in Leigh and Atherton, 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 Leigh and Atherton

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 9 Mehefin 2017 — Etholiad cyffredinol

Also represented Leigh

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @joplatt.bsky.social
• @JoPlattMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

• Cabinet Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Exiting the European Union
• Department for Transport
• Cybercrime
• Brexit
• Huawei: 5G
• Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
• GP at Hand

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (since 21 Hyd 2024)
• Member, Modernisation Committee (since 9 Med 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (20 Maw 2025 to 13 Mai 2025)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (10 Gor 2018 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (11 Rha 2017 to 23 Gor 2018)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 4 Rha 2017 to 11 Rha 2017)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Crime and Policing Bill Committee (13 out of 15)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• West Coast Main Line — [Dr Andrew Murrison in the Chair] 15 Jul 2025

  I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate; I too travel on the west coast main line. Does he agree that there is a common public misconception that HS2 was just about faster train journeys to London, when in reality it was about capacity issues? Does he also agree that the project should have started in the north, where the need is the greatest, so scrapping phases 2a and 2b...

• Future of the Post Office 14 Jul 2025

  I welcome the Minister’s statement, and the announcement of a national dialogue about the future of our Post Office. As a fellow Co-operative party Member, I welcome the model of mutualisation, which would also suit our local branch. Given the decline of Leigh’s high street, the announcement of changes to our main post office was a major concern. Can he reassure staff in Leigh that they...

• Future of the Post Office 14 Jul 2025

  I welcome the Minister’s statement, and the announcement of a national dialogue about the future of our Post Office. As a fellow Co-operative party Member, I welcome the model of mutualisation, which would also suit our local branch. Given the decline of Leigh’s high street, the announcement of changes to our main post office was a major concern. Can he reassure staff in Leigh that they...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Jo Platt

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