Profile

Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Party was Conservative until 3 Sep 2019; Independent until 6 Nov 2019

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee (since 8 Feb 2023)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 11 Oct 2022)
• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (since 11 Oct 2022)
• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (since 11 Oct 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (11 Oct 2022 to 13 Jul 2022)
• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (11 Oct 2022 to 13 Jul 2022)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (12 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022)
• Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ( 7 Jul 2022 to 6 Sep 2022)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 7 Jul 2022)
• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 13 Jul 2022)
• Chair, Science and Technology Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 13 Jul 2022)
• The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (14 Jul 2016 to 24 Jul 2019)
• The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( 8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Minister of State (Universities and Science) (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• Minister of State (Cabinet Office) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury ( 6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (19 Jul 2011 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Decentralisation and Cities) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change ( 6 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) ( 3 Jul 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Shadow Minister for Charities, Voluntary Bodies and Social Enterprise ( 7 Nov 2006 to 2 Jul 2007)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 17 Jul 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Archie Norman
• Patrick Mayhew