Member of Parliament
Dame Angela Eagle
Labour MP for Wallasey
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
At a glanceDame Angela Eagle is a Labour MP for Wallasey, and has represented the seat for 34 years, 3 months. They currently serve as Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office). They have cast 426 votes in Commons divisions (74% attendance) and tabled 745 written questions.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Dame Angela Eagle did not vote in 149. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
She currently holds the Government post of Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office).
Current roles
- Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office) Government post · Cabinet Office since 12 Jun 2026
- Wallasey Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 9 Apr 1992
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 417 of 417 shared votes
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Matt Turmaine
Labour
100.0% · 411 of 411 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 411 of 411 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 410 of 410 shared votes
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Sir Mark Tami
Labour
100.0% · 409 of 409 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 140 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 255 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
1.0% · 2 of 196 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.2% · 3 of 252 shared votes
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Alan Mak
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 315 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Written questions
Pensioners: Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of freezing of income tax thresholds on pensioners.
Answer · 13 May 2024
The Government is committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect they deserve. The Personal Allowance has nearly doubled since 2010 and is currently set at a level high enough to ensure that those pensioners whose so...
Pensioners: Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioner households are entitled to but not in receipt of housing benefit.
Answer · 13 May 2024
DWP annually publishes estimates of benefit take up, which includes Housing Benefit for pensioners. The latest official statistics can be found here.
Housing Benefit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of housing benefit in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral, (c) the North West and (d) the United Kingdom.
Answer · 13 May 2024
With the completion of the rollout of Universal Credit in December 2018, new claims for HB are predominately for pensioners and are administered by Local Authorities.
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the uptake of Pension Credit in (a) Wallasey constituency, (b) Wirral, (c) the North West and (d) United Kingdom.
Answer · 14 May 2024
To raise awareness of Pension Credit and increase take-up, the Department launched a nationwide marketing and communications campaign in April 2022. Nationally, the campaign has included advertising on TV, broadcast radio and in newspapers; in medical cen...
Universal Support
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings a Universal Support scheme participant has with their personal adviser on average (a) prior to employment and (b) when in post; and what proportion of those meetings are (i) online and
Answer · 8 May 2024
For the first phase of Universal Support, which includes both Work and Health Programme Pioneer and Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care, Providers and Local Authorities will tailor the level of support to an individual’s needs. Subsequently t...
Universal Support
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the proportion of Universal Support scheme participants who (a) have successfully moved into employment since that scheme's introduction and (b) are still employed.
Answer · 7 May 2024
I refer the hon. Members to the answer given on 24 April 2024 to PQ22549.
Universal Support
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the sectors of employment that people have successfully moved into after having participated in the Universal Support scheme.
Answer · 7 May 2024
The information requested is not available. Statistics on the Work and Health Programme Pioneer element of Universal Support are planned to be published later this month, and we are committed to publishing Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care ...
Universal Support
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations are contracted providers to identify and refer potential participants for the Universal Support scheme; and how many participants each of those contracted providers has referred onto
Answer · 7 May 2024
Universal Support (US) is being delivered in two phases. The expansions to Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) and the Work and Health Programme (WHP Pioneer) are being rolled out for phase one of the service. IPSPC is not a Contracte...
Early day motions
| 12 Jun 2023 | Support for the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia | 19 sig. |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Declaration on UN Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict | 25 sig. |
| 7 Nov 2022 | Second anniversary of conflict in Tigray | 36 sig. |
| 1 Nov 2022 | Second anniversary of the conflict in Tigray | 17 sig. |
| 23 May 2022 | Reducing levels of PM2.5 pollution | 24 sig. |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Chester Zoo | 30 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 National Security
I am tempted to say hold my beer, as there are 50 minutes left, but I suspect that many people will want to have their beers elsewhere, in front of a larger screen than we have in this House. I am grateful to all colleagues who have contri…
15 Jul 2026 National Security
I beg to move, That the draft National Security Act 2023 (Designated Bodies) Regulations 2026, which were laid before this House on 13 July, be approved. I am grateful to the House for its consideration of this draft statutory instru…
15 Jul 2026 Iran
That is very controversial!
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
I was hoping to deal with a lot of these issues, but I want to leave the hon. Member for Waveney Valley enough time to say a few things. I have many more things to say, so perhaps we can resume this debate in the future.
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
I absolutely accept that, and so do the Government. It is not ideal that 2% is the minimum that public authorities must plan their adaptation assumptions on. We want to avoid getting to 2%, but the fact is that the way things are going, th…
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
My hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice (Emma Hardy), the Minister for Water in DEFRA, is probably in a better position to give the hon. Member details on that. The water White Paper will seek to create a more…
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher, in this debate on a matter that has affected a great many of our constituents and all Members who are struggling through the London heat. I am grateful to Members for t…
13 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
I extend my sincere condolences to the family following the tragic death of Hannah. The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that in line with legal confidentiality obligations, I can neither confirm nor deny whether a request for mutual legal a…
13 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Today, my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has laid statutory instruments to designate three bodies engaged in foreign power threat activity under the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026. They are the Islamic Movement of Compani…
7 Jul 2026 Fraud Strategy 2026-29
The banking hubs are at an early stage of their development. They are a good development. At the moment, they are less sophisticated in the services that they can offer. We have to work with banks, which are—because most of their customers…
7 Jul 2026 Fraud Strategy 2026-29
We need to look at where the issues are, where the loopholes are and where people are being exploited. We need to see what we can do, both as law enforcers and as regulators, to close those loopholes. I am not going to say yes immediately …
7 Jul 2026 Fraud Strategy 2026-29
It is a great pleasure to be in this Chamber with you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) on securing the debate. I also thank him for how he has set out some of the very difficult problems that…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
I do not want us to go into specific examples, but I can assure the hon. Gentleman that we keep a very close eye on what proxy actors and state actors by proxy are doing in our country. We believe that designation, which is what this quite…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
Yes, my hon. Friend may know her Pepper v. Hart, and I have just put it on the record in this House, but obviously I will take a close look at the guidance as it is developed. The hon. Member for Woking (Mr Forster) made a powerful spee…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
I am grateful for the contributions of all right hon. and hon. Members. The hon. Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) was worried that we had changed the Bill in a way that would make it less effective, and my hon. Friend the Member for…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
We are very confident that the Bill as it is written does not place journalists in any jeopardy. In fact, these measures allow us to act against those who are conducting harmful activity in the UK, including targeting journalists here in t…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
I do not agree with my hon. Friend’s interpretation of the Bill at all. The threats that we are facing mean that this Bill ought to be on the statute book sooner rather than later, so that we can begin to deal with them. As I was saying…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
The first duty of any Government is and will forever be to secure this country and keep all its inhabitants safe. It is a mission that has challenged us relentlessly, but it has grown and evolved in recent years. The threat posed by foreig…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
I beg to move, That this House agrees with Lords amendment 1.
29 Jun 2026 Cabinet Office
The hon. Lady is correct, and she talks about mitigation. There is also an adaptation issue here, which I was addressing, but clearly the cross-departmental nature of co-ordination happens within the Cabinet Office. Our country’s resili…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 6 Sep 2025 – 12 Jun 2026
- Minister of State (Home Office) · Home Office 8 Jul 2024 – 6 Sep 2025
- Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) · Department for Work and Pensions 9 Jun 2009 – 6 May 2010
- Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) · HM Treasury 29 Jun 2007 – 9 Jun 2009
- Parliamentary Secretary (Home office) · Home Office 11 Jun 2001 – 28 May 2002
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) · Department of Social Security 28 Jul 1998 – 7 Jun 2001
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) · Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 6 May 1997 – 29 Jul 1998
Opposition posts
- Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills · HM Official Opposition 14 Sep 2015 – 27 Jun 2016
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons 7 Oct 2011 – 14 Sep 2015
- Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury · HM Treasury 8 Oct 2010 – 7 Oct 2011
- Shadow Minister (Treasury) · HM Treasury 12 May 2010 – 8 Oct 2010
- Opposition Whip (Commons) · Whips Office (Commons) 1 Jun 1996 – 1 May 1997
Other posts
- Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee 1 Aug 2005 – 6 May 2010
Committee memberships
- Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 12 Feb 2025 – 18 Mar 2025
- Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 15 Jan 2024 – 30 May 2024
- Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations 20 Jun 2022 – 30 May 2024
- Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 10 Nov 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Panel of Chairs 22 Jun 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Treasury Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Procedure Committee 15 Jun 2020 – 5 Dec 2023
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 10 May 2023 – 18 May 2023
- Financial Services and Markets Bill 12 Oct 2022 – 3 Nov 2022
- Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill 9 Nov 2021 – 17 Nov 2021
- European Statutory Instruments Committee 18 Jul 2018 – 6 Nov 2019
- Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) 16 Jul 2015 – 16 Sep 2015
- House of Commons Commission 13 Jul 2015 – 14 Sep 2015
- Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 7 Dec 2011 – 30 Mar 2015
- Public Accounts Committee 19 Nov 2007 – 26 Oct 2009
- Treasury Committee 27 Jan 2003 – 6 Nov 2007
- Public Accounts Committee 16 Oct 2002 – 3 Mar 2003
- Public Accounts Committee 28 Nov 1995 – 11 Nov 1996
Previous seats
- Wallasey · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
- Wallasey · Elected 3 times 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
- Wallasey · Elected 1 time 9 Apr 1992 – 1 May 1997
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 5057
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Sherlock House, 6 Manor Road, Liscard, Wallasey, Wirral, CH45 4JB
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Dame Angela Eagle, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Dame Angela Eagle?
Dame Angela Eagle is a Member of Parliament representing Wallasey in the House of Commons. See Dame Angela Eagle's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Dame Angela Eagle represent?
Dame Angela Eagle sits as Labour. See Dame Angela Eagle's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Dame Angela Eagle represent?
Dame Angela Eagle is the Member of Parliament for Wallasey. See Dame Angela Eagle's official Parliament profile.
How long has Dame Angela Eagle been an MP?
Dame Angela Eagle has served in the House of Commons for 34 years, 3 months. See Dame Angela Eagle's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Dame Angela Eagle?
Dame Angela Eagle has no entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Dame Angela Eagle's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.