Josh MacAlister
Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington, since 4 July 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Josh MacAlister is the Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education).
Scorecard
Voting record
575 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.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Lord (David) Sainsbury
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 21 March 2026)
Name of donor: Lord (David) Sainsbury
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 July 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date received: 11 July 2025
Date accepted: 11 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Lloyds Banking Group
Address of donor: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show including gala dinner and reception in aid of the Woodland Trust and access to the show, value £919.50
Date received: 18 May 2026
Date accepted: 18 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00002065
(Registered 25 June 2026)
Name of donor: London Marathon Events Ltd
Address of donor: 190 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at the start and finish of the London Marathon 2026, value £350
Date received: 26 April 2026
Date accepted: 26 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01528489
(Registered 29 April 2026)
8. Miscellaneous
Volunteer Member of the Council of Management of The Lionel Cooke Memorial Fund Ltd (a funding body supporting Labour causes). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 January 2025
Date interest ended: 30 September 2025
(Registered 7 January 2025; updated 21 March 2026)
Mountain Rescue Team Member. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
(Registered 23 July 2024)
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Debates
96 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Rugby in Schools
- Access to Further Education
- Antisemitism: University Campuses
- Draft Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026
- Bramhall High School: Condition of Buildings
- Further Education Pathways
- School Rebuilding Programme: Sefton
- School Rebuilding Programme
- Apprenticeships
- Lifelong Learning: “University of the Air” White Paper
Money declared to them
2 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £11,800 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2024 | Josh MacAlister sitting MP | Ben Kingsley Individual | Non Cash Consultancy services | £8,000 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Josh MacAlister sitting MP | Smartphone Free Childhood Ltd Company | Non Cash Administration services | £3,800 |
Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →
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