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

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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 Business and Trade
• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Treasury
• Unrwa
• UNRWA: Finance
• Highway Code
• Rwanda: Asylum
• Horizon IT System: Scotland

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) (since 9 Gor 2024)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Member, Planning and Infrastructure Bill Committee (24 Ebr 2025 to 22 Mai 2025)
• 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 (10 out of 14)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Clean Energy 11 Jul 2025

  Repurposing existing offshore and onshore infrastructure could make a significant contribution to the UK’s drive to net-zero. In 2022, analysis by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) identified more than 100 pipelines which could be suitable for CCS or hydrogen projects. The NSTA supports government and others to identify opportunities for repurposing, including for carbon dioxide...

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Great British Energy 11 Jul 2025

  Great British Energy (GBE) is a key part of our plan to protect bill payers from volatile international fossil fuel markets by accelerating clean power deployment. By investing in and developing clean energy projects GBE will ensure UK taxpayers and billpayers reap the benefits of homegrown energy. The Great British Energy Act gained Royal Assent on the 15th May and the company is now...

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Oil: Refineries 11 Jul 2025

  As I sent out in my Written Ministerial Statement on 1 July 2025, the Government is providing the Official Receiver with short-term funding to cover the essential operating costs of the refinery as a result of the unexpected insolvency of the company. The final operating cost will depend on market conditions and the strategy adopted by the Official Receiver, and this will be subject to close...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Michael Shanks

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