Profile

Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill Committee (since 7 Dec 2022)
• Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee (since 15 Dec 2021)
• Chair, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee) (since 27 Jul 2021)
• Chair, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee) (since 27 Jul 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ( 8 Jul 2022 to 27 Oct 2022)
• Member, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee) (21 Jul 2021 to 27 Jul 2021)
• Chair, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation (12 Mar 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation (12 Mar 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 6 Dec 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Howard
• Albert Costain
• Harry Mackeson