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Simon Lightwood

Labour (Co-op) - Wakefield and Rothwell

9,346 (23.0%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 23rd June 2022

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

(since July 2024)

Simon Lightwood is not a member of any APPGs
1 Former APPG membership
Music Education
Shadow Minister (Transport)
27th Sep 2022 - 30th May 2024
Automated Vehicles Bill [HL]
13th Mar 2024 - 19th Mar 2024
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL]
11th Jan 2023 - 17th Jan 2023


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Simon Lightwood has voted in 13 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 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
Ellie Chowns (Green Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Transport
(36 debate contributions)
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Latest EDMs signed by Simon Lightwood

11th July 2022
Simon Lightwood signed this EDM on Monday 11th July 2022

Maximum temperature in the workplace

Tabled by: Ian Mearns (Labour - Gateshead)
That this House notes that recent surveys of workplace health and safety representatives show that high temperatures are one of their top concerns; regrets that workers in the UK have no guaranteed legal safeguards from working in uncomfortable high temperatures, and that the consequences of this range from dizziness, tiredness, …
56 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Jul 2023)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Independent: 10
Scottish National Party: 9
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2
Conservative: 1
Green Party: 1
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Simon Lightwood, 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.


Simon Lightwood has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Simon Lightwood has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

1 Bill introduced by Simon Lightwood


A Bill to require providers of electronic communications networks to allow their customers to access certain public sector websites free of charge; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Tuesday 12th March 2024
(Read Debate)

Simon Lightwood has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Simon Lightwood has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament