Catherine McKinnell
Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, since 6 May 2010
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Catherine McKinnell is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Ministry of Justice).
Scorecard
Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: UK Music Limited
Address of donor: UK Music, Work.Life, 33 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W 7TL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket with hospitality to the 71st Ivor Novello Awards, value £732
Date received: 21 May 2026
Date accepted: 21 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03245288
(Registered 3 June 2026)
Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Address of donor: Unit 4/4a, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for the Mercury Prize 2025, value £330
Date received: 16 October 2025
Date accepted: 16 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01132389
(Registered 20 October 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,968.73), accommodation (£1,038.58), local transport (£519.47) and food/miscellaneous (£689.96), value £4,216.74
Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit: 30 November 2025 to 5 December 2025
Purpose of visit: Cross-party delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges and opportunities with members of Congress and policymakers
(Registered 16 December 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 2
Location: Northumberland
Ownership details: Joint owner
(Updated 9 September 2026)
8. Miscellaneous
Chair of the RAF Association Commons and Lords Branch. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 5 September 2024
(Registered 3 November 2025)
Husband is a member of the Hospitality Sector Council, a forum to facilitate cooperation between the hospitality sector and Government. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 3 November 2025
(Registered 4 November 2025)
Solicitor (currently non-practising).
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Debates
733 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Topical Questions
- Prison Improvement: Digital Technology
- Probation Early Release: Residential Properties
- Reoffending Reduction Programmes
- Rapid Deployment Cells Programme
- Probation Service: Recruitment and Retention
- Onley Park Estate: Water Main
- Civil Service Pensions
- National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
- Defence Investment Plan
Money declared to them
1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £4,216 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2025 | Ms Catherine McKinnell MP sitting MP | Coalition for Global Prosperity Company | Visit | £4,216 |
Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →
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