Campbell responds on hyperlinks in parliamentary answers
The Leader of the House replied to Alex Burghart that written parliamentary answers should provide relevant extracts and hyperlinks to public documents.
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Sir Alan Campbell
Sir Alan Campbell represents the Labour in the House of Commons for Tynemouth. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
PartyLabour
ConstituencyTynemouth
Current membership from1 May 1997
Parliament member ID529
Constituency: Tynemouth
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Latest general election result
Election date4 July 2024
Majority15,455
Constituency turnout66.2%
Electorate73,194
For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Tynemouth election history.
Parliamentary career
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 1 May 1997.
Parliament maintains the authoritative record of previous parliamentary service, offices and appointments. Consult the complete parliamentary profile →
Government, opposition and committee roles
Current parliamentary appointments
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of CommonsSep 2025 – Present
Previous appointments
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
Shadow Chief Whip (Commons)May 2021 – May 2024
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)Oct 2010 – May 2021
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)May 2010 – Oct 2010
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Crime Reduction)Oct 2008 – May 2010
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)May 2006 – Oct 2008
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)May 2005 – May 2006
Current committee memberships
Modernisation CommitteeSep 2025 – Present
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthoritySep 2025 – Present
House of Commons CommissionSep 2025 – Present
Members Estimate CommitteeSep 2025 – Present
Restoration and Renewal Client BoardSep 2025 – Present
Restoration and Renewal Programme BoardSep 2025 – Present
Previous committee memberships
Committee of SelectionJan 2020 – May 2021
Committee of SelectionSep 2017 – Nov 2019
Public Accounts CommitteeJul 1997 – May 2001
Appointments and committee dates are supplied by UK Parliament. Records may not include every informal or parliamentary private secretary role. See the official career record →
Parliamentary activity and voting
Official parliamentary records provide details of speeches, questions, committee work and divisions. These records describe parliamentary activity; they should not be used on their own to judge an MP's effectiveness.
UKDECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
Selected recent reporting
Campbell continues as Leader of the House of Commons
The July ministerial appointments retained Alan Campbell as Leader of the House of Commons under the new government.
Read original source →Campbell retains Commons leadership in Burnham government
Sir Alan Campbell remained Leader of the House of Commons following Andy Burnham's arrival in Downing Street, according to reporting on the new government appointments.
Read original source →Campbell called to give evidence on written parliamentary questions
The Procedure Committee announced an evidence session with Commons leader Alan Campbell on the timeliness and quality of government responses to written parliamentary questions.
Read original source →Campbell appointed to Cabinet as Commons leader
The government confirmed that Alan Campbell, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council, would attend Cabinet as part of the June ministerial appointments.
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MP in focus
Tynemouth
Sir Alan Campbell is listed by Parliament as a Labour MP for Tynemouth, with the current Commons membership beginning 1 May 1997.
Parliamentary record →Tynemouth
The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 15,455 votes.
Constituency election history →AUTOMATED NEWS SEARCH · LAST 60 DAYS
Latest coverage of Sir Alan Campbell
Alan Campbell MP: I have listened to many leader’s speeches but rarely one as powerful as this - Northumberland Gazette →
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Contact and official sources
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