Catherine McKinnell

Catherine McKinnell is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, and has been an MP continuously since 6 May 2010. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools).

Registered Interests

The Register of Members’ Financial Interests is updated fortnightly online when the House is sitting, and less frequently at other times. Interests remain in the Register for twelve months after the interest has ended.

The interests set out below are those included in the most recently published version of the Register. All versions of the Register can be found here.

1. Employment and earnings

  • Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for surveys. All fees paid direct to my constituency communications fund. (Updated 23 November 2021)
    • 13 January 2022, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 September 2022)
    • 10 March 2022, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 September 2022)
    • 30 August 2022, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 September 2022)
    • 30 August 2022, received £90. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 7 September 2022)
    • 21 November 2022, received £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 8 December 2022)
    • 21 November 2022, received another £100. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 8 December 2022)
    • 14 December 2022, received £150. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 19 December 2022)
  • Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for surveys. All fees paid direct to my constituency communications fund.
    • 6 February 2023, received £225. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 9 February 2023)

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

  • Name of donor: UNISON Northern Labour Link
    Address of donor: 140-150 Pilgrim, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6TH
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 towards the funding of a newsletter to Newcastle North residents
    Donor status: trade union
    (Registered 14 November 2022)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Name of donor: Arena Racing Company
    Address of donor: 4th Floor Millbank Tower, 21024 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality for four people at Newcastle Racecourse, value £600
    Date received: 7 April 2023
    Date accepted: 7 April 2023
    Donor status: company, registration 07997040
    (Registered 19 April 2023)

4. Visits outside the UK

  • Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel
    Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
    Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,300
    Destination of visit: Israel and Palestinian Territories
    Dates of visit: 5-9 February 2023
    Purpose of visit: Fact-finding visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian politicians, academics, activists and diplomats.
    (Registered 21 February 2023)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year

  • Joint owner of residential rented property in Northumberland: (i).

8. Miscellaneous

  • Solicitor (currently non-practising).
  • From 26 February 2020, a Trustee and Vice Chair of the Board of the Industry and Parliament Trust. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 7 March 2023)