Margaret Beckett Portrait

Margaret Beckett

Labour - Derby South

First elected: 9th June 1983


Margaret Beckett is not a member of any APPGs
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
20th Nov 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30th Oct 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
14th Dec 2015 - 3rd May 2017
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30th Nov 2015 - 3rd May 2017
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
1st Jan 2012 - 30th Mar 2015
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
9th Feb 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
13th Jan 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing)
3rd Oct 2008 - 5th Jun 2009
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
29th Jan 2008 - 31st Oct 2008
Foreign Secretary
5th May 2006 - 28th Jun 2007
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
8th Jun 2001 - 5th May 2006
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Privy Council Office)
27th Jul 1998 - 8th Jun 2001
Modernisation of the House of Commons
29th Jul 1998 - 11th May 2001
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2nd May 1997 - 27th Jul 1998
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
21st Jul 1994 - 1st Jan 1995
Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition
12th May 1994 - 21st Jul 1994
Leader of the Labour Party
12th May 1994 - 21st Jul 1994
Leader of HM Official Opposition
12th May 1994 - 21st Jul 1994
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
9th Apr 1992 - 12th May 1994
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
10th Apr 1992 - 12th May 1994
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
1st Jul 1989 - 9th Apr 1992
Shadow Minister (Social Security)
1st Jun 1984 - 1st Jun 1989
Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee
1st Aug 1980 - 31st Jul 1981
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Education and Science)
1st Jan 1976 - 1st Jan 1979
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
1st Jan 1975 - 1st Jan 1976


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Margaret Beckett has voted in 635 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2019 Parliament

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners
David Lammy (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
(4 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
(2 debate interactions)
Pauline Latham (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Cabinet Office
(6 debate contributions)
Department for Transport
(4 debate contributions)
Ministry of Justice
(3 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Online Safety Act 2023
(64 words contributed)
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Derby South Petitions

e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.

If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.

If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).

Margaret Beckett has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Margaret Beckett

22nd June 2021
Margaret Beckett signed this EDM on Wednesday 23rd June 2021

GKN Automotive alternative plan

Tabled by: Jack Dromey (Labour - Birmingham, Erdington)
That this House is alarmed by GKN Automotive’s decision to close its Birmingham factory next year, with the loss of over 500 highly skilled jobs and work transferred to continental Europe; notes that GKN’s origins trace back to the industrial revolution, with over 260 years of history that include making …
68 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Apr 2022)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 60
Independent: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Scottish National Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
14th January 2021
Margaret Beckett signed this EDM on Monday 18th January 2021

Godfrey Colin Cameron

Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House is deeply saddened by news of the death of Godfrey Colin Cameron, a hardworking member of Parliamentary security staff and member of the PCS trade union who passed away aged just 55 after contracting covid-19; extends our sincere condolences to his devoted wife Hyacinth, children Leon and …
139 signatures
(Most recent: 8 Feb 2021)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 113
Scottish National Party: 15
Independent: 6
Plaid Cymru: 3
Alba Party: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Margaret Beckett, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Margaret Beckett has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Margaret Beckett has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Margaret Beckett has not introduced any legislation before Parliament


Latest 5 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
8th Feb 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the management and unions of Rolls-Royce on (a) the effect on the supply chain and (b) other effects of a shutdown in production; and if he will make a statement.

The Government has regular engagement with Rolls-Royce on a wide range of issues, including to understand the impact of COVID-19 on its business, employees and UK supply chain and how best to help them through the crisis and into recovery.

Temporarily closing facilities is a commercial decision for Rolls-Royce and I understand the company is currently consulting with Union and Employee representatives around these proposals.

6th May 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with representatives of Rolls Royce on measures to support the manufacturing sector to manage the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak.

The Government is committed to supporting companies through the COVID-19 crisis and has worked with many businesses across the economy to understand how best to do so, including Rolls-Royce.

The Government has been in close discussions with Rolls-Royce on the various business support schemes available to the business and its suppliers. Through the Aerospace Growth Partnership , the company has also fed into the Government’s dialogue with the wider aerospace sector about business support.

14th Jan 2022
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many constituents in Derby South were affected by the error in ESA payments, following the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman recent investigation.

The Department published an update on the exercise to correct past ESA underpayments on Gov.uk on 8 July 2021. This reported that as of 1 June 2021, of the 600,000 cases checked, 118,000 arrears payments have been made totalling £613 million. This report showed the numbers of cases paid arrears at a national level only as the data was not available at sub-national level at that time. The Department is investigating the feasibility of providing this analysis at a constituency level.

1st Sep 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund has been allocated to the Libya bilateral programme for the 2022-23 financial year.

The Libya Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Programme was allocated £6.6 million in financial year 2022-2023, of which £6 million was Official Development Assistance (ODA) and £0.6 million Non-ODA.

David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
26th May 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were known to be pregnant while (a) on remand or (b) serving a sentence in HMP Foston Hall set out by ethnicity in each quarter from 31 March 2015 to 30 September 2020.

We do not currently publish pregnancy data routinely.

As part of our fundamental review of policy relating to mothers and expectant mothers in prison, we have committed to providing national pregnancy data in future.

Further information on the review, including our findings and resulting reforms regarding data collection, can be found in our summary report published in July 2020: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/905559/summary-report-of-review-of-policy-on-mbu.pdf

Alex Chalk
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice