Rachael Maskell MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for York Central is Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op)), MP there since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Rachael Maskell; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 10 April 2020 | 14 December 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 7 January 2020 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Department for Transport | 3 July 2017 | 7 January 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 27 June 2016 | 1 February 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 18 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Tobacco and Vapes Bill | 24 April 2024 | 14 May 2024 |
| Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill | 18 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 |
| Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill | 30 November 2022 | 7 December 2022 |
| Health and Social Care Committee | 4 July 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill | 15 June 2022 | 20 October 2022 |
| Charities Bill [HL] | 19 January 2022 | 25 January 2022 |
| Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee | 12 January 2022 | 18 January 2022 |
| Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill | 5 January 2022 | 12 January 2022 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 4 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 31 October 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 28 October 2015 | 3 May 2017 |
| Health and Social Care Committee | 8 July 2015 | 26 October 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b94c97d148e1.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Rachael Maskell, as the MP registered them: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (1), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 22 January 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
University and College Union - £25,187.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: This donation is made to Solidarity Ltd to cover the costs of its support for the work UCU Parliamentary Group, of which I am the co-chair with Baroness Blower. The money does not come to me as an MP chairing the group.
- Value of the benefit: £25,187.00
- Name of the donor: University and College Union
- Status of the donor: Trade Union
Trustee of the Parliamentary Christian Trust
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-05-06
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Rachael Maskell's office spent £231,094 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. In 2023-24 it was £236,160. Office costs came to £23,052 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £231,093.57 | £236,160.35 | £221,375.35 |
| Office costs: spent | £23,052.10 | £10,625.67 | £24,450.56 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £2,553.70 | £3,106.78 | £3,761.29 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £170.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £0 (Standard non-London area budget).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: York Central BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Caseworker ×4 (permanent part time), Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (fixed term full time), Intern (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 563 votes by Rachael Maskell in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 54 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 14 July 2026 to 20 October 2026. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was an Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 707 written questions from Rachael Maskell since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Education; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to engage faith communities in the Global Campaign for Children’s Care Reform.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to fund the Global Campaign on Children’s Care Reform for the duration of this Parliament.
Postpartum Haemorrhage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve understanding of the reasons for the rise in postpartum haemorrhage rates.
Hospitals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of delayed discharges from hospital.
Children: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged over 2.1 million children so far.
Children: Reading
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the National Year of Reading having engaged 6,800 schools and early years settings, and 11,000 teachers and early years practitione …
Palliative Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on ensuring the adequate provision of palliative care.
Autism: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prevent diagnostic overshadowing in cases where anxiety, trauma, distress or school-related deterioration are dismissed as part of autism, ADHD or SEND.
Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Bovine TB Control Strategy for England, published on 10 June 2026, what weight her Departme …
Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Bovine TB Control Strategy for England, published on 10 June 2026, what criteria her Department will use to determine whether wildlife control methods are humane; …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 3fe414605fa6. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Rachael Maskell.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 19,154 for Rachael Maskell in York Central in July 2024, from 24,537 votes on a turnout of 54.5%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · York Central figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.