Information between 4th February 2026 - 24th February 2026
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3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context Andy McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 358 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104 |
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4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Andy McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Andy McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context Andy McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 290 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107 |
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11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context Andy McDonald voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143 |
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Andy McDonald speeches from: Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review
Andy McDonald contributed 1 speech (178 words) Monday 23rd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Andy McDonald speeches from: Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address
Andy McDonald contributed 1 speech (104 words) Monday 23rd February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Andy McDonald speeches from: Police Grant Report
Andy McDonald contributed 10 speeches (1,103 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Home Office |
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Andy McDonald speeches from: Pensions and Social Security
Andy McDonald contributed 1 speech (96 words) Tuesday 10th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions |
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Andy McDonald speeches from: Business of the House
Andy McDonald contributed 1 speech (182 words) Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House |
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Andy McDonald speeches from: Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
Andy McDonald contributed 1 speech (354 words) Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office |
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Andy McDonald speeches from: Lord Mandelson
Andy McDonald contributed 1 speech (66 words) Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office |
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Crown Court: Trials
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of either-way cases in the present Crown Court backlog that have yet to elect mode of trial. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: Criminal court statistics quarterly. |
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Trials
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of cases in the backlog are still pending the decision of the defendant to elect mode of trial. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: Criminal court statistics quarterly. |
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Trials
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds information on the median age of cases that have yet to elect mode of trial. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly: Criminal court statistics quarterly. |
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Crown Court: Trials
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the overall Crown Court backlog which comprises the cohort of up to three years’ imprisonment cases and would go before a Judge only court under proposed court reforms. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) As is usual practice, detailed impact assessments will be provided alongside the necessary legislation for these reforms. The Government will bring forward this legislation when parliamentary time allows. |
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Crown Court: Trials
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of cases in the overall Crown Court backlog which are either way cases that would be no longer eligible for jury trial under his proposed reforms. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) As is usual practice, detailed impact assessments will be provided alongside the necessary legislation for these reforms. The Government will bring forward this legislation when parliamentary time allows. |
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Crown Court: Trials
Asked by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) Monday 23rd February 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the current Crown Court backlog that would be sent for judge alone trials under his proposed court reforms. Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) As is usual practice, detailed impact assessments will be provided alongside the necessary legislation for these reforms. The Government will bring forward this legislation when parliamentary time allows. |
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Thursday 5th March Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Monday 9th March 2026 Trade union de-recognition at GB Railfreight 15 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington) That this House is concerned that employers are exploiting loopholes in the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) process to de-recognise trade unions; condemns this practice which undermines good industrial relations; notes that workers in the privately owned and operated rail freight sector are regularly affected by … |
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Wednesday 25th February Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Monday 2nd March 2026 27 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026) Tabled by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) That this House notes that billionaire wealth is at its highest recorded level, with the number of billionaires surpassing 3,000 for the first time, while one in four people globally face hunger and 14.1 million people in the UK experienced food insecurity last year; observes growing concern that extreme concentrations … |
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Monday 23rd February Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Monday 2nd March 2026 Funding for fire and rescue services 44 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House supports the Fire Brigade Union’s calls for urgent investment in the UK’s fire and rescue service and has heard their warning that cuts kill; expresses deep concern that proposed cuts and chronic underfunding that have hollowed out the UK’s fire and rescue services leaving communities without adequate … |
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Monday 23rd February Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Monday 2nd March 2026 Surveillance and political intimidation of journalists 27 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour - Salford) That this House recognises the vital importance for press freedom of investigative journalists being able to report the truth without fear or favour, and to protect the identity of their sources; is concerned by media reports that the organisation Labour Together commissioned public relations agency APCO Worldwide to identify the … |
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Monday 9th February Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Monday 2nd March 2026 Heart Unions Week and the contribution of trade unions 25 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House marks Heart Unions Week and celebrates the long and proud history of the trade union movement in improving the lives of working people across the United Kingdom; recognises that unions have been central to securing landmark advances including safer workplaces, limits on excessive hours, fairer pay, holiday … |
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Wednesday 28th January Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Monday 2nd March 2026 Trends in the level of poverty 21 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House notes the publication of the latest poverty report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; further notes that, in 2023-24, around 14.2 million people, or 21 per cent of the population, were living in poverty; expresses deep concern that 6.8 million people were living in very deep poverty in … |
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Wednesday 11th February Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026 British couple detained in Iran 67 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe) That this House expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing detention of two British citizens, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have now been held in Iran for over a year without formal charges or sentencing; notes with dismay the escalating violence reported at Evin Prison and the significant risk this poses … |
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Monday 23rd February Andy McDonald signed this EDM as a sponsor on Monday 23rd February 2026 Government response to Israel’s West Bank annexation plan 64 signatures (Most recent: 9 Mar 2026)Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) That this House notes the Israeli Government’s 15 February approval of a plan to register land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory of the West Bank as Israeli state property; strongly condemns this illegal plan to seize yet more Palestinian land; further notes the statement backed by 85 UN Member States, … |
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Wednesday 11th February Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 12th February 2026 Government contract with Palantir Technologies 28 signatures (Most recent: 27 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Apsana Begum (Labour - Poplar and Limehouse) That this House notes that the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with the US firm Palantir in December 2025 worth £240,000,000, by direct award and without tender; further notes that whilst the decision may be justified under the Procurement Act 2023, there is significant public interest in how this … |
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Thursday 5th February Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Thursday 5th February 2026 Public inquiry into Epstein links 89 signatures (Most recent: 27 Feb 2026)Tabled by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East) That this House stands with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims whose relentless courage and pursuit of justice has led to the publication of the Epstein files; notes with concern the number of British public figures included in these files; recognises that child sexual abuse on this scale is likely to have involved … |
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Monday 2nd February Andy McDonald signed this EDM on Wednesday 4th February 2026 42 signatures (Most recent: 2 Mar 2026) Tabled by: John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington) That this House notes that thousands of retired civil servants are facing financial hardship and distress, after pensions and lump sum payments failed to arrive on time; further notes these payments are to those who rely on these as a sole source of income; also notes that this has resulted … |
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5 Feb 2026, 11:28 a.m. - House of Commons " Andy McDonald. like to place on record my disappointment that the government has chosen to make two oral " Andy McDonald MP (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Feb 2026, 4 p.m. - House of Commons "UK refuses to act. Madam Deputy Speaker, history will judge this government and this parliament. >> Andy McDonald Deputy. " Dr Rupa Huq MP (Ealing Central and Acton, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Feb 2026, 4 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Andy McDonald Deputy. >> Speaker, I am. >> Honoured to serve as the co-chair of the Britain, Palestine " Dr Rupa Huq MP (Ealing Central and Acton, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Feb 2026, 1:38 p.m. - House of Commons "constituents and our countries less safe. >> Andy McDonald. >> Thank you. " Rt Hon Chris Philp MP (Croydon South, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Feb 2026, 4:05 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Andy McDonald. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker. >> This is. Truly a sordid affair. " Pete Wishart MP (Perth and Kinross-shire, Scottish National Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Feb 2026, 4:39 p.m. - House of Commons " Andy McDonald. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker. >> I'm grateful to. >> Right hon. Member for his " Andy McDonald MP (Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Police Grant Report
180 speeches (20,263 words) Wednesday 11th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Jess Phillips (Lab - Birmingham Yardley) Friends the Members for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) and for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald - Link to Speech |
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Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
81 speeches (13,742 words) Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Sussex Weald) I call Andy McDonald. - Link to Speech |
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Lord Mandelson
523 speeches (54,989 words) Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Neil O'Brien (Con - Harborough, Oadby and Wigston) (Jim McMahon), for Widnes and Halewood (Derek Twigg) and for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald - Link to Speech |