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Information between 16th August 2024 - 5th September 2024

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Division Votes
3 Sep 2024 - Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - View Vote Context
Andy McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 350 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 82 Noes - 360
3 Sep 2024 - Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - View Vote Context
Andy McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 352 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 372
3 Sep 2024 - Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - View Vote Context
Andy McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 351 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 111 Noes - 362
4 Sep 2024 - Budget Responsibility Bill - View Vote Context
Andy McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 358 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 109 Noes - 366
4 Sep 2024 - Budget Responsibility Bill - View Vote Context
Andy McDonald voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 356 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 375


Speeches
Andy McDonald speeches from: Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
Andy McDonald contributed 3 speeches (165 words)
Committee of the whole House
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Transport
Andy McDonald speeches from: Middle East Update
Andy McDonald contributed 1 speech (122 words)
Monday 2nd September 2024 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Andy McDonald speeches from: Violent Disorder
Andy McDonald contributed 1 speech (137 words)
Monday 2nd September 2024 - Commons Chamber
Home Office


Written Answers
Minimum Wage: Young People
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
Monday 2nd September 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 30 July 2024 on Low Pay Commission Remit, HCWS43, by what date will 18 to 20 year olds be in receipt of the single adult National Minimum Wage.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government is committed to delivering a genuine living wage for working people, and removing the discriminatory age bands, so that all adults can benefit.

The new Low Pay Commission (LPC) remit asks the LPC to make progress on extending the National Living Wage to all adults. This will be achieved in the coming years, with the Government basing this decision on robust evidence, as well as the recommendations from the Low Pay Commission.

The new remit is clear that this ambition should be pursued while also taking into account the effects on employment of younger workers, incentives for them to remain in training or education and the wider economy.

Minimum Wage
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
Monday 2nd September 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 30 July 2024 on Low Pay Commission Remit, HCWS43, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the floor of the National Living Wage rate to one higher than two-thirds of UK median earnings for workers aged 21 and over.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government has issued a new remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to recommend a National Living Wage (NLW) which takes into account the impact on business, competitiveness, the labour market, the wider economy and for the first time this year, the cost of living, including the expected annual trends in inflation.

When recommending rates, the LPC carries out extensive research and consultation, drawing on economic, labour market and pay analysis, independent research, and stakeholder evidence to inform its recommendations.

When setting new rates, the Government publishes an Impact Assessment (IA) for that year’s increases this sets out the evidence base that informs the Government’s decision on the rate.

Minimum Wage
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
Monday 2nd September 2024

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 30 July 2024 on Low Pay Commission Remit, HCWS43, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the National Living Wage in line with the forecast rate of CPI inflation.

Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Government has issued a new remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to recommend a National Living Wage (NLW) which takes into account the impact on business, competitiveness, the labour market, the wider economy and for the first time this year, the cost of living, including the expected annual trends in inflation.

When recommending rates, the LPC carries out extensive research and consultation, drawing on economic, labour market and pay analysis, independent research, and stakeholder evidence to inform its recommendations.

When setting new rates, the Government publishes an Impact Assessment (IA) for that year’s increases this sets out the evidence base that informs the Government’s decision on the rate.

Pensioners: Poverty
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
Wednesday 4th September 2024

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of pensioners living in (a) relative poverty and (b) absolute poverty that are not in receipt of Pension Credit.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

For the financial year 2022/23, the latest year that data that is available, 1.6m pensioners living in households not in receipt of Pension Credit were in relative poverty after housing costs, and 1.2m pensioners living in households not in receipt of Pension Credit were in absolute poverty after housing costs.

Statistics on the number of pensioners living in absolute and relative poverty in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication at Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab). The latest available data with breakdowns by receipt of Pension Credit can be found on Stat-Xplore (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/) in the ‘Households Below Average Income’ dataset. The latest statistics published on 21 March 2024 are for the financial period 2022/23.

Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: Getting Started (dwp.gov.uk). An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.



MP Financial Interests
4th August 2024
Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
Address of donor: Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £8,000 for my general election campaign
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 29 July 2024)
Source
4th August 2024
Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union
Address of donor: Bradley House, 68 Coombe Road, Kingston-upon-Thames KT2 7AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 29 July 2024)
Source
4th August 2024
Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: USDAW
Address of donor: Voyager Building, 2 Furness Quay, Salford Quays, Manchester M50 3XZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 29 July 2024)
Source
4th August 2024
Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Unite the Union
Address of donor: 128 Theobalds Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 29 July 2024)
Source
4th August 2024
Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: UNISON
Address of donor: 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 29 July 2024)
Source


Early Day Motions Signed
Tuesday 10th September
Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 12th September 2024

Challenging stigma

9 signatures (Most recent: 12 Sep 2024)
Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House recognises that people affected by drug and alcohol use should be treated fairly, justly and with dignity; further recognises that they are, however, frequently dehumanised, marginalised and discriminated against; acknowledges that stigma is a major barrier to treatment and wider healthcare, preventing people getting the support they …
Wednesday 11th September
Andy McDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 11th September 2024

Four day working week

11 signatures (Most recent: 12 Sep 2024)
Tabled by: John McDonnell (Independent - Hayes and Harlington)
That this House recognises that UK workers put in some of the longest full-time working hours across Europe, yet the longer hours worked are not translating into increased productivity; notes that since the covid-19 pandemic a four-day working week with no reduction in pay for employees has been successfully trialled …
Monday 2nd September
Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Monday 9th September 2024

The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024

48 signatures (Most recent: 10 Sep 2024)
Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole)
That this House expresses its concern that The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 are being introduced without prior consultation or an impact assessment, nor with sufficient time to put in place a proper and effective take-up campaign for Pension Credit; notes this approach fails to take account for …
Monday 2nd September
Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 5th September 2024

Ban trophy hunting imports

65 signatures (Most recent: 12 Sep 2024)
Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)
That this House notes CITES data and investigations by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting published in the national media showing British trophy hunters are killing and bringing home trophies of threatened species including African elephants, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippopotamuses, zebras, wolves, monkeys, wild cats, lynxes, cougars, bears, and African …



Andy McDonald mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Paris 2024 Olympics: Team GB Legacy
16 speeches (4,655 words)
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Mentions:
1: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab - Gower) We had Andy McDonald, aged 55, competing in the men’s park skateboarding. - Link to Speech

Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
98 speeches (33,389 words)
Committee of the whole House
Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Transport
Mentions:
1: None Friend the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) indicated, the private train operating - Link to Speech