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Foreign Affairs Select Committee
The Foreign Affairs Select Committee is one of many select committees of the British House of Commons, which scrutinises the expenditure, administration and policy of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. The office was created on 2 .... Membership Membership of the committee is as follows: Changes since 2024 2019-2024 Parliament The chair was elected on 29 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020. In 2022 Tom Tugendhat stepped down as the chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee after assuming a ministerial role as Minister for Security. He was replaced by Alicia Kearns. Changes 2019-2024 2017–2019 Parliament The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Select Committees Of The United Kingdom
In British politics, parliamentary select committees are cross-party groups of MPs or Lords which investigate specific issues or scrutinise the work of the Government of the United Kingdom. They can be appointed from the House of Commons, from the House of Lords, or as a joint committee of Parliament drawn from both. Committees may be constituted as "sessional" committees – i.e. be near-permanent – or as "ad-hoc" committees with a specific deadline by which to complete their work, after which they cease to exist. House of Commons select committees are generally responsible for overseeing the work of government departments and agencies, whereas Lords select committees look at general issues, such as the constitution or the economy. Select committees are also one of Parliament's mechanisms for holding the private sector to account. Following the 2024 United Kingdom general election, most of the new chairs of the 26 select committees were elected in September 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honiton And Sidmouth (UK Parliament Constituency)
Honiton and Sidmouth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was first contested at the 2024 general election. The current MP is Richard Foord, a Liberal Democrat who was first elected for the now abolished seat of Tiverton and Honiton at a by-election in 2022. He defeated Simon Jupp, who had been the Conservative MP for the now-abolished seat East Devon from 2019 to 2024. The constituency name refers to the Devon towns of Honiton and Sidmouth. It is considered by BBC News to be a battleground between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Boundaries The constituency was established by the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and is composed of the following electoral wards: * The District of East Devon wards of Axminster, Beer & Branscombe, Coly Valley, Dunkeswell & Otterhead, Feniton, Honiton St Michael's, Honiton St Paul's, Newbridges, Newton Poppleford & Harpford, Ottery St Mary, Seaton, Sidmouth Rural, Sidmouth Sidford, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Patrick (British Politician)
Matthew John Patrick is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral West since 2024. Early life and education He was born and brought up in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. Patrick's parents worked in primary and secondary education. He attended Liverpool John Moores University, and was the first in his family to attend university. During his time at university, Patrick worked full time at a mortgage broker to fund living costs. Political career Patrick joined the Labour party in 2010. He was previously a Labour member of Wirral Council from 2013 to 2018 and is considered to be on the Labour Party's centrist wing. His 2013 election in a ward in Upton, Merseyside came with a 4.5% swing to Labour. Patrick has worked for the Financial Ombudsman Service; after leaving Wirral council in 2018 he worked in financial regulation in London. Immediately prior to taking office, Patrick worked as a Senior Communications Manager for Pay.UK, an ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filton And Bradley Stoke (UK Parliament Constituency)
Filton and Bradley Stoke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Claire Hazelgrove from the Labour Party. History The seat was created by the Boundary Commission for the 2010 general election. The seat was formed by taking parts of the Bristol North West, Kingswood, and Northavon constituencies. Boundaries 2010–2024: The District of South Gloucestershire wards of Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke Central & Stoke Lodge, Bradley Stoke North, Bradley Stoke South, Downend, Filton, Frenchay & Stoke Park, Patchway, Pilning and Severn Beach, Staple Hill, Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne, all ''in the South Gloucestershire (unitary) district.'' 2024–present: The District of South Gloucestershire wards of Bradley Stoke North, Bradley Stoke South, Charlton & Cribbs, Emersons Green, Filton, Frenchay & Downend, Patchway Coniston, Stoke Gifford, Stoke Park & Cheswick, and Winterbourne. :''Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Hazelgrove
Claire Ruth Hazelgrove (born 16 July 1988) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Filton and Bradley Stoke since 2024. She gained the seat from Jack Lopresti, a Conservative. Education Hazelgrove attended Campion School in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire. She studied Politics at the University of York and volunteered for Sally Keeble MP. In 2021, she received a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Bath. Political career In 2010, she was the prospective Labour candidate for the parliamentary In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ... election for Skipton and Ripon. At the time of her selection she was the second-youngest Parliamentary Candidate in party history, Emily Benn being the youngest. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maldon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Maldon is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since its recreation in 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 by John Whittingdale, Sir John Whittingdale, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative. Constituency profile Maldon covers a rural area of Essex including the Dengie Peninsula. The main settlements are Maldon and Burnham-on-Crouch which are centres for sailing, and the new town of South Woodham Ferrers. The seat is slightly wealthier than the UK average. History The Parliamentary Borough of Maldon, which included the parish of Heybridge, Maldon, Heybridge, had sent two members to the Parliament of England since it was founded in 1332 (36 years after the Model Parliament) until 1707, then to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and to the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. Und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Whittingdale
Sir John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale (born 16 October 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maldon (and its predecessors) since 1992 and Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care since July 2024. He previously served as Culture Secretary from 2015 to 2016. Whittingdale was most recently Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries and Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure from May to December 2023, during the maternity leave of Julia Lopez. Whittingdale has been an MP since the 1992 general election, for a series of constituencies centred on the town of Maldon, Essex. He was Vice-Chairman of the 1922 Committee. He was a member of the Executive of Conservative Way Forward (2005–2010) and the Conservative Party Board (2006–2010). Whittingdale served as Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee from 2005 to 2015. He was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Dorset (UK Parliament Constituency)
West Dorset is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Edward Morello, a Liberal_Democrats_(UK), Liberal Democrat. History The seat was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. ;Political history Only Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MPs had been elected in West Dorset until the 2024 general election, when Edward Morello won the seat for the Liberal Democrats for the first time since its creation. Historically there had mostly been large majorities; thus the seat was considered a safe seat. The previous closest result in recent years was in 2001, when the then member, Oliver Letwin, held his seat with a majority of only 2.8% over the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat candidate, Simon Green. The second place in every election after 1970 has been ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Morello
Robin Edward Charles Morello is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for West Dorset since 2024. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he gained the seat from Chris Loder, a member of the Conservative Party. Morello is an environmentalist who has worked in renewable energy investment. Early life Morello was educated at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School in Buckinghamshire, with 10 GCSEs in 1998 at grade A, and took Economics, History and Politics A-levels in 2000. He studied International Relations at Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth University () is a Public university, public Research university, research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has over 8,000 stude .... Political career He won the seat of West Dorset with a majority of 7,789. He is the first non-Conservative MP since the creation of the constituency in 1885. Morello first ran for Parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield Central (UK Parliament Constituency)
Sheffield Central is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 by Abtisam Mohamed, a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Boundaries ;First creation 1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Sheffield wards of St Peter's and St Philip's, and part of St George's ward. 1918–1950: The County Borough of Sheffield wards of St Peter's and St Philip's, and part of Broomhall ward. ''1950-1983'': See other seats. ;Second creation (current) 1983–1997: The City of Sheffield wards of Burngreave, Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe, and Sharrow. 1997–2010: as above plus Nether Edge Sheffield City Council was subject to new ward boundaries from 2004, which removed Castle, Manor, Netherthorpe and Sharrow, whilst adding Central and Manor Castle wards. 2010–2016: The City of Sheffield wards of Broomhill, Central, Manor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abtisam Mohamed
Abtisam Mohamed (born May 1980) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central since 2024. She is the first Yemeni woman to be elected as a British MP. Early life Mohamed was born in Yemen. She was the second oldest of eight children. In 1982 she moved with her mother and sister to the UK to join her father and grandfather, who were working in the steel industry in Sheffield. She later qualified as a teacher, studying education at the Sheffield Hallam University, and then studied law at the University of Sheffield where she qualified to become a lawyer. She ran her own legal practice in human rights and immigration, which she closed down following her election in 2024 (in line with Labour party policy for its MPs). She still owns over 15% of issued share capital in Crater Law Solicitors Ltd, an immigration law firm based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, specialising in access to justice and human rights. Political career Local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Renfrewshire (known as Eastwood (UK Parliament constituency), Eastwood from 1983 to 2005) is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of the UK House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, to the south of Glasgow, Scotland. It elects one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) using the First-past-the-post voting, first-past-the-post system of voting. It has been represented since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Blair McDougall of Scottish Labour. Until 1997, the constituency was the safe seat, safest Conservative Party (UK), Conservative seat in Scotland. At the 1997 general election, which was a landslide victory for Labour Party (UK), Labour, it was won by future Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy who held the seat until being defeated by Kirsten Oswald of the Scottish National Party at the 2015 general election. In 2017, the constituency returned to Conservative control for the first time in twenty years, when it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
