Profile

Former Conservative MP for South Suffolk

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Energy and Climate Change Committee (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Energy and Climate Change Committee (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (18 Mar 2007 to 3 Aug 2007)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (15 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (15 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Dec 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (14 Dec 2005 to 15 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (14 Jun 2004 to 5 May 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health (10 Nov 2003 to 14 Jun 2004)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry) (23 Jul 2002 to 10 Nov 2003)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (18 Sep 2001 to 23 Jul 2002)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 2 Jun 1998 to 18 Sep 2001)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Jan 1998 to 2 Jun 1998)
• Member, Treasury Committee ( 4 Nov 1996 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Minister (Department of Environment) (Environment and Countryside) (27 May 1993 to 6 Jan 1994)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (15 Apr 1992 to 27 May 1993)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment) (28 Nov 1990 to 15 Apr 1992)

Future MPs in this constituency

• James Cartlidge