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Mr Barry Sheerman

Labour (Co-op) Huddersfield M
Mr Barry Sheerman is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Labour (Co-op) MP for Huddersfield, 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

2010-05-062024-05-30
Huddersfield
1997-05-012010-05-06
Huddersfield
1983-06-091997-05-01
Huddersfield
1979-05-031983-06-09
Huddersfield East

Party history

1979-05-032024-05-30
Labour

Government posts

None recorded.

Opposition posts

1992-06-011994-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Disabled Peoples' Rights)
1988-06-011992-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
1983-06-011988-06-01
Shadow Spokesperson (Education and Employment)

Committee memberships

1981-04-141983-12-08
Public Accounts Committee
1999-12-212010-05-06
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2001-07-162007-11-05
Education & Skills Chair
2007-11-122010-05-06
Children, Schools and Families Chair +£13,638/yr
2007-11-092010-05-06
Children, Schools and Families
2020-05-112021-01-16
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
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) · 12 active officership(s) · 14 historic

Group Role(s) Funders Officers in group Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Policy Connect 7 2024-06-04
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Policy Connect 4 2025-06-04
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Management
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact 7 2024-02-19
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills and Employment
Subject Group
Vice Chair Policy Connect 10 2021-06-12
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Air Pollution
Subject Group
Vice Chair UK 100 12 2024-05-15
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Data Analytics
Subject Group
Officer Policy Connect 4 2025-06-04
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Health in all Policies
Subject Group
Vice Chair 8 2024-01-29
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Loneliness
Subject Group
Officer British Red Cross 16 2021-06-10
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Public Legal Education and Pro Bono
Subject Group
Officer LawWorks 4 2024-01-08
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Supported Internships and Disability Employment
Subject Group
Officer DFN Project SEARCH 7 2024-11-18
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Action against Climate Change
Subject Group
Secretary InterClimate Network 7 2022-05-15
All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Brunel University London · Imperial College London · Policy Connect 4 2025-05-27
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)

12 bills 12 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Delivery Services (Driving Licence Requirements) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2024-05-15
Air Pollution (Local Authority Audits) Bill Sponsored 1st reading 2023-03-01
Tyre Manufacture (Toxic Chemicals) Bill Sponsored 1st reading 2023-02-22
Seat Belts (Penalty Points) Bill Sponsored 1st reading 2023-01-31
Motor Vehicle Tests (Diesel Particulate Filters) Bill Sponsored 1st reading 2022-11-15
Criminal Appeal (Amendment) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2022-09-06
Motor Vehicle Tests (Diesel Particulate Filters) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2022-02-08
Air Pollution (Local Authority Audits) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2022-02-02
Protection of Children (Removal of Police Discretion) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2015-03-25
Household Safety (Carbon Monoxide Detectors) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2011-11-03
Common Land and Repeal of Inclosure Acts Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2009-07-16
Post-16 Education and Training Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2006-12-13
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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