Alex Sobel MP, Leeds Central and Headingley
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Profile
Labour/Co-operative MP for Leeds Central and Headingley
Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election
Also represented Leeds North West
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Topics of interest
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Department for Environment
- Food and Rural Affairs
- Home Office
- Department for Education
- Department for Business
- Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Asylum
- Coronavirus: Vaccination
- Armed Forces: Housing
- Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
- Asylum: Finance
Currently held offices
- Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 13 Nov 2024)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (15 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation (15 Jan 2024 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2022 to 16 Nov 2022)
- Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee ( 2 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
- Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 4 Dec 2021 to 5 Sep 2023)
- Member, Highgate Cemetery Bill Committee (21 Jun 2021 to 30 May 2024)
- Member, Monken Hadley Common Bill Unopposed Bill Committee (16 Jun 2021 to 17 Nov 2020)
- Member, Highgate Cemetery Bill Committee (16 Jun 2021 to 16 Jun 2021)
- Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (10 Apr 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 22 Feb 2021)
- Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
- Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee (1 out of 1)
- Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Shark Fins Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Environment Bill Committee (6 out of 22)
- Finance (No.3) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Ivory Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
Recent appearances
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Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Biofuels: Electricity Generation 18 Feb 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to appoint the Independent Sustainability Advisor on large scale biomass.
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Written Answers — Department for Education: Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund 17 Feb 2025
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will renew the Adoption and special guardianship support fund for 2025.
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Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] 12 Feb 2025
I visited Estonia last year and spoke to our ambassador there. We are now on our third agreement between the UK and Estonia on Government e-services and digital collaboration. That was underutilised by the previous UK Government. It would be great to see the Minister and his colleagues step up the work with Estonia and bring that sort of work here, given that those agreements are in place.
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