Bridget Phillipson, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, has been in parliament since May 2010, making her among the longer-serving members of the current cohort. As Secretary of State for Education, her voting participation rate of 27.38% is conventionally low for a government minister, though her debate contributions are notably strong, ranking 147th overall among all MPs and 7th among those elected in 2010, with 1,385 contributions focused primarily on Education & Skills and Child Welfare & Safeguarding. Her debate activity substantially outpaces her voting participation, reflecting the typical pattern for senior government figures.

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