Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP
Labour
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
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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
2024-07-04 → present
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
current
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
2004-07-15 → 2010-05-06
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Party history
2004-07-15 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2009-06-06 → 2010-05-06
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
2008-10-03 → 2009-06-05
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
2008-01-25 → 2008-10-03
Minister of State (HM Treasury) (also in the Home Office)
2007-06-29 → 2008-10-06
Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (West Midlands)
2007-06-28 → 2008-10-03
Minister of State (Home Office) (Borders and Immigration)
2007-05-09 → 2007-06-28
Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration and Asylum)
2006-05-22 → 2007-05-08
Minister of State (Home Office) (Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality)
2006-05-05 → 2006-05-22
Minister of State (Home Office)
2005-05-10 → 2006-05-05
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (Care Services)
Opposition posts
2017-07-17 → 2020-04-10
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy)
2013-10-07 → 2015-09-12
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)
2011-01-20 → 2013-10-07
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2010-10-08 → 2011-01-20
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
2010-05-12 → 2010-10-08
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Committee memberships
2005-02-22 → 2005-04-11
European Scrutiny Committee
2016-10-31 → 2017-05-03
International Trade Committee
2022-01-05 → 2023-11-28
Foreign Affairs Committee
2022-01-25 → 2022-11-27
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2022-10-19 → 2022-11-29
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
2024-09-11 → present
Business and Trade Committee
Chair
+£17,806/yr
2023-10-18 → 2024-05-30
Business and Trade Committee
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2024-12-04 → present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023-10-18 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2023-10-18 → 2024-05-30
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment
Chair
+£16,900/yr
2025-06-11 → present
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
2023-10-18 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
2023-12-19 → 2024-05-30
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
2024-12-02 → present
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-01-15 → 2024-05-30
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
2024-05-01 → 2024-05-08
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill
2025-03-05 → present
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
020 7219 6953 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0121 789 7287
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