About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Abena Oppong-Asare) represents you, and all of the people who live in Erith and Thamesmead, 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.
• Write to your MP, or find out about your other local representatives on WriteToThem.com.
• Find out more about Erith and Thamesmead on the Local Intelligence Hub.

Proffil

Llafur MP ar gyfer Erith and Thamesmead

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 13 Rhagfyr 2019 — Etholiad cyffredinol

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @abenaoppongasare.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

• Treasury
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Transport
• Department for Education
• Home Office
• Treasury: Darlington
• Business: Coronavirus
• Railways: Timetables
• Schools: Coronavirus
• Efficiencies and Value for Money Committee

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (since 9 Gor 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Shadow Minister (Women's Health and Mental Health) ( 5 Med 2023 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Member, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (10 Mai 2023 to 18 Mai 2023)
• Member, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Committee (16 Tach 2022 to 22 Tach 2022)
• Member, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee ( 8 Rha 2021 to 11 Ion 2022)
• Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury) (16 Hyd 2020 to 5 Med 2023)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee ( 2 Maw 2020 to 22 Chw 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Teresa Pearce
• John Austin

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance No. 2 Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• UK Infrastructure Bank Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Environment Bill Committee (6 out of 22)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (12 out of 12)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: National Security 8 Jul 2025

  The Government will set out its resilience strategy in due course.

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Ministers: Trade Unions 8 Jul 2025

  As set out in the Ministerial Code, there is an established process in place for the declaration and management of private interests held by ministers. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any actual or perceived conflicts of interest. Any advice given to ministers as part of this process would be in confidence.

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: National Security Adviser: Meetings 7 Jul 2025

  As a special adviser, the National Security Adviser is bound by the transparency obligations set out in the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Abena Oppong-Asare