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Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP

Labour Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North M
The Rt Hon Liam Byrne is the Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, and has been an MP continually since 15 July 2004.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £29,586 / £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary £11,534
Business and Trade Committee · 115 days £5,767
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls · 115 days £5,767
Declared outside earnings £4,100
1 registered interest published in 2026
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments £4,100
Total (salary + chair + declared) £45,220
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North current
2010-05-062024-05-30
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
2004-07-152010-05-06
Birmingham, Hodge Hill

Party history

2004-07-15present
Labour current

Government posts

2009-06-062010-05-06
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2008-10-032009-06-05
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
2008-01-252008-10-03
Minister of State (HM Treasury) (also in the Home Office)
2007-06-292008-10-06
Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (West Midlands)
2007-06-282008-10-03
Minister of State (Home Office) (Borders and Immigration)
2007-05-092007-06-28
Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration and Asylum)
2006-05-222007-05-08
Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality)
2006-05-052006-05-22
Minister of State (Home Office)
2005-05-102006-05-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (Care Services)

Opposition posts

2017-07-172020-04-10
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy)
2013-10-072015-09-12
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2011-01-202013-10-07
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2010-10-082011-01-20
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2010-05-122010-10-08
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Committee memberships

2005-02-222005-04-11
European Scrutiny Committee
2016-10-312017-05-03
International Trade Committee
2022-01-052023-11-28
Foreign Affairs Committee
2022-01-252022-11-27
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2022-10-192022-11-29
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
2024-09-11present
Business and Trade Committee Chair +£17,806/yr
2023-10-182024-05-30
Business and Trade Committee Chair +£16,900/yr
2024-12-04present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023-10-182024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023-10-182024-05-30
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment Chair +£16,900/yr
2025-06-11present
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
2023-10-182024-05-30
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
2023-12-192024-05-30
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
2024-12-02present
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-01-152024-05-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-05-012024-05-08
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
2025-03-05present
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls Chair +£18,305/yr
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
liam.byrne.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 6953 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0121 789 7287 · Constituency office
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