Ian Mearns
Labour
Gateshead
M
Ian Mearns is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour MP for Gateshead, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Gateshead
Party history
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Labour
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2020-03-02 → 2024-05-30
Education Committee
2017-09-11 → 2019-11-06
Education Committee
2015-07-06 → 2017-05-03
Education Committee
2010-07-12 → 2015-03-30
Education Committee
2023-11-15 → 2024-05-30
Backbench Business Committee
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2020-01-27 → 2023-10-26
Backbench Business Committee
Chair
+£15,928/yr
2017-07-12 → 2019-11-06
Backbench Business Committee
Chair
+£15,235/yr
2016-05-24 → 2017-05-03
Backbench Business Committee
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2015-06-18 → 2016-05-12
Backbench Business Committee
Chair
+£15,025/yr
2014-06-30 → 2015-03-30
Backbench Business Committee
2013-06-10 → 2014-05-14
Backbench Business Committee
2012-06-12 → 2013-04-25
Backbench Business Committee
2010-11-08 → 2012-05-01
Backbench Business Committee
2014-04-29 → 2015-07-07
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons)
2020-05-20 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2017-11-06 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2015-09-10 → 2017-05-03
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2015-11-25 → 2017-05-03
Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee
2019-02-13 → 2019-11-06
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
2024-01-31 → 2024-02-07
Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 11 active officership(s) · 17 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing in the North
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 10 | 2024-06-12 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Early Education | 3 | 2024-06-05 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Parental Participation in Education
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | Solidarity Consulting | 4 | 2024-11-14 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Teaching Profession
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 5 | 2023-11-20 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Childcare and Early Education
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Connect | 15 | 2024-03-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Foster Care Work
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | Independent Workers Union of Great Britain | 6 | 2021-06-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pedagogy, Curriculum and Accountability
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | — | 8 | 2023-06-01 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rail in the North
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | Freshwater | 7 | 2024-06-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the East Coast Main Line
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2024-06-25 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the UK Ceramics Industry
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | British Ceramic Confederation | 7 | 2024-07-04 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Tenanted Pubs Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 5 | 2023-03-03 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
2 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Hours Contracts Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-07-02 | |
| Hate Crime (People with Learning Difficulties and Learning Disabilities) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-10-30 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.