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)

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

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: National Security Adviser 10 Jun 2025

  Special advisers are bound by the Special Adviser Code of Conduct which states they should not be involved in the line management of civil servants or in matters affecting a civil servant’s career such as recruitment, promotion, reward and discipline. The commission ensures the integrity of recruitment, including in the NSS, in the usual way.

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: House of Lords Appointments Commission 10 Jun 2025

  The House of Lords Appointments Commission is an independent, advisory non-departmental public body. The Commission publishes an Annual Report on its website, the most recent of which was published on 14 May, along with other information about the Commission’s activity and processes.

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Emergencies: Planning 10 Jun 2025

  Cabinet Office non-statutory guidance sets out that emergency planning should consider groups that require special consideration, including those who are dependent on others, such as children. All education, childcare, and children’s social care settings should have emergency plans in place. Plans should explain how to respond and take any temporary actions in the event of an emergency....

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Abena Oppong-Asare

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