Talk:Tracy Gilbert

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Tracy Gilbert MP

Request to add committee roles and advocacy positions

Hi, I’m a staff member for Tracy Gilbert MP. I’m making this request in line with Wikipedia’s Conflict of Interest guidelines and am not editing the article directly.

I’d like to propose the following additions to improve the article’s coverage of her parliamentary work. All information is supported by reliable, verifiable sources (see below).

Suggested addition

Tracy Gilbert serves as a member of the International Development Committee, a select committee of the House of Commons responsible for scrutinising the expenditure, administration, and policy of the international aid functions of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, as well as public bodies working with the Office on international aid and official development assistance.

Following a ballot on 5 September 2024, the MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, Tracy Gilbert (Labour) introduced the Private Members’ Bill titled Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill in the 2024–25 Parliament. The Bill proposed that voters in Scotland and Wales — for devolved elections (local government, the Scottish Parliament and the Senedd) — should be able to apply online for their postal (and proxy) votes, aligning the process with that available for reserved UK elections. It completed passage through both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025, thereby becoming the Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025. commonslibrary.parliament.uk +2 bills.parliament.uk +2

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

Gilbert is actively involved in several APPGs, including:

- Floating Offshore Wind APPG**: As Chair and Registered Contact, Gilbert leads this group, which aims to raise awareness of the opportunities presented by floating offshore wind in the UK and to increase parliamentarians' knowledge of the sector.

Through her roles in these committees and APPGs, Gilbert advocates for sustainable energy solutions and international development policies.

Campaigning Against Sexual Exploitation

Gilbert has emerged as a vocal advocate for tackling demand-driven sexual exploitation. In a Westminster Hall debate on 10 June 2025 titled “Prostitution and Sex Trafficking: Demand,” she delivered a speech in which she:

- Highlighted misogynistic online reviews left by men purchasing sex, describing them as treating women “as subordinate sex objects” and equating their behaviour to reviewing “an Xbox game.” - Characterised prostitution as violence against women, asserting “there is no such thing as sex work,” and that paying for sex “is sexual exploitation and abuse.” - Pushed for demand-reduction laws, endorsing models like those in Sweden, France, and Ireland that criminalise buyers, decriminalise exploited individuals, and treat pimping websites as criminal enablers.

Gilbert is also a member of the All‑Party Parliamentary Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation, where she works with colleagues to develop public policy that supports victims and addresses demand.

Sources

- [Hansard – Westminster Hall Debate, 10 June 2025] (Insert correct Hansard link) - [Parallel Parliament – APPG listings] (Insert relevant link) - [The Guardian – coverage of 2025 speech, if applicable] (Insert link) - [UK Parliament website – Committee memberships] (Insert link)

Thank you for considering this request. Please let me know if further clarification or formatting is needed.

81.156.70.199 (talk) 11:43, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]