About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Michael Shanks) represents you, and all of the people who live in Rutherglen, 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.
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• Find out more about Rutherglen on the Local Intelligence Hub.

Proffil

Llafur MP ar gyfer Rutherglen

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 6 Hydref 2023 — Is-etholiad

Also represented Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

• @michaelshanksmp.co.uk
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Business and Trade
• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Transport
• Unrwa
• UNRWA: Finance
• UNRWA: Hamas
• Charities: Equality
• Vladimir Kara-Murza

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Member, Planning and Infrastructure Bill Committee (since 24 Ebr 2025)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) (since 9 Gor 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Great British Energy Bill Committee (11 Med 2024 to 15 Hyd 2024)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (22 Ion 2024 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Scotland) (28 Tach 2023 to 30 Mai 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gregor Mackenzie
• Richard Brooman-White
• Gilbert McAllister
• Allan Chapman
• Herbert Moss
• David Hardie
• William Wright
• Adam Rodger

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Great British Energy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Planning and Infrastructure Bill Committee (8 out of 12)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Solar Power and Wind Power: Security 21 May 2025

  The Department works continually with Ofgem and the National Cyber Security Centre to ensure that regulations continue to capture the most critical operators of energy generation systems. Distributed and smaller-scale generation are key components of a smart and resilient energy system.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Apprentices 21 May 2025

  The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will shortly launch a Talent Strategy in which apprenticeships play a central role in building the delivery capability DESNZ needs to be a mission-focused department. The department has a well-established apprenticeship offer, with around 84 apprentices currently in post. As part of the Talent Strategy, we will increase the range and number of...

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Solar Power 21 May 2025

  The solar market is mature, and Britain has a healthy pipeline of projects in development. The Clean Power Action Plan calls for the rapid acceleration of solar deployment, from around 18GW at present to 45-47GW by 2030. Large solar projects are supported under the Contracts for Difference scheme and the Government is pursuing reforms to grid connections and the planning system to support...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Michael Shanks

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