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Finance Committee (House Of Commons)
The Finance Committee, until 2015 known as the Finance and Services Committee, is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace .... The committee considers expenditure on and the administration of services for the House of Commons, and it has responsibility for detailed scrutiny of the House’s budget. Membership As of November 2024, the members of the committee are as follows: Changes since 2024 2019–2024 Parliament Changes since 2019 2017-2019 Parliament Members were announced on 30 October 2017. Changes 2017-2019 2015-2017 Parliament Members were announced on 20 July 2015. Changes 2015-2017 2010-2015 Parliament Members were announced on 26 July 2010. Changes 2010-2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Select Committee (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 of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, from the House of Lords, or as a Joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 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 British constitution, constitution or the economy. Select committees are also one of Parliament's mechanisms for holding the private sector to account. Following the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wokingham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wokingham is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in the English county of Berkshire. From its creation in 1950 until 2024, it was represented solely by Conservatives, most notably, John Redwood, who held his position from 1987 until 2024 when he stepped down following the dissolution of parliament. Since 4 July 2024, Wokingham has been represented by Clive Jones, a Liberal Democrat. Constituency profile The seat covers the prosperous town of Wokingham, the southern suburbs of Reading, and a rural area to the west. Residents are significantly wealthier than the UK average, reflected in high property prices. In 2019 the area was ranked as the least deprived constituency in the UK. History Originally, Wokingham was part of a larger constituency of Berkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), increased to three in the Reform Act 1832. In the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 Berkshire was divided into three county constituencies, No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Bishop (politician)
Matthew Bishop is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for the Forest of Dean since the 2024 general election. Bishop was born in Newport, South Wales and raised by his grandparents. He attendeLliswerry High School.He joined the police force aged 18 and served in three constabularies. He was a Labour councillor on Forest of Dean District Council prior to the 2024 general election. He defeated the incumbent Mark Harper, the Secretary of State for Transport The secretary of state for transport, also referred to as the transport secretary, is a Secretary of State (United Kingdom), secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the policies of the Departm ..., who had held the Forest of Dean seat for the Conservative Party since 2005. Local Government career Bishop stood for election in the 2021 Gloucestershire County Council elections. He contested the Coleford division where he came second to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolton West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bolton West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Phil Brickell, a Labour Party politician. Constituency profile The seat is on the outskirts of Greater Manchester with fields making for separate villages and towns, these buffer zones most often designated as Green belt, which includes areas for sport such as the ground of Bolton Wanderers at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. It includes the generally affluent towns of Blackrod, Horwich and Westhoughton in the western half of Bolton borough though from 2010 to 2024 Atherton from the Wigan borough was added, a more Labour-leaning former coal mining town. History The constituency was created for the 1950 general election when the two-member seat of Bolton Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Salford. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Brickell
Philip Michael Brickell (born ) is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West since 2024. Early life and career Philip Michael Brickell was born in in Bolton, Greater Manchester. He was educated at Bolton School, an independent school in Bolton, having received a "subsidised place". He studied Law at Durham University. While at university, he spent a year abroad at the University of Hanover. Following university, Brickell was employed in the medical records department at the Royal Bolton Hospital. From 2009 onwards he worked in the financial services industry, most recently with NatWest Group. Political career In the May 2023 local election, Brickell was elected to Manchester City Council as a Labour and Co-operative councillor representing Baguley Ward. He had resigned as a councillor by August 2024. He has been a Member of the Labour Party's National Constitution Committee. In the 2024 General Election, Brickell was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banbury (UK Parliament Constituency)
Banbury is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Oxfordshire created in 1553 and represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Its current Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP is Sean Woodcock of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, who gained the seat at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. Constituency profile The constituency has relatively high economic dependence on agriculture, as well as modern industry (particularly motorsport), research and development, public services and, to a lesser extent, defence. It is centred on the large market town of Banbury. It is a partly rural seat, with the northwest of the constituency on the edge of the Cotswolds. The area has experienced significant urban growth and is popular with commuters who favour its fast transport links to Birmingham, Oxford and London by rail, or the M40. History The constituency was creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Woodcock
Sean Lee Woodcock (born 25 April 1986) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Banbury since 2024. Early life and career Woodcock was born at Horton General Hospital in Banbury. He is the eldest of five siblings. He attended Wroxton C of E Primary School, followed by The Warriner School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Reading University, and a Master of Arts from Birmingham University. Woodcock went on to work in social housing and community investment before becoming a councillor on Cherwell District and Banbury Town councils in May 2012. Following this, Woodcock became Mayor of Banbury from 2014 to 2015, becoming the youngest mayor on record. He was the Labour parliamentary candidate for Banbury in both the 2015 and 2017 general elections. He was the Labour candidate in Banbury Calthorpe ward at the 2021 Oxfordshire County Council election but was not elected. Parliamentary career In December 2023, Woodco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrow And Gateshead East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Jarrow and Gateshead East is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election and is currently held by Kate Osborne of the Labour Party, who previously held the abolished constituency of Jarrow from 2019 to 2024. History The seat was formed from the existing Jarrow constituency, excluding the Cleadon and East Boldon ward, with the addition of the Felling, and Windy Nook and Whitehills wards from Gateshead. Boundaries The constituency is composed of the following electoral wards: * The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It includes Gateshead, Rowlands Gill, Whickham, Blaydon, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, Ryton, Felling (UK), Felling, Birtley, Tyne and ... wards of Felling, Pelaw & Heworth, Wardley & Leam Lane, and Wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Osborne
Katharine Helen Osborne (born 18 June) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow and Gateshead East, formerly Jarrow (UK Parliament constituency), Jarrow since 2019. Career Osborne worked for Royal Mail for 25 years. Her first foray into politics came in 2009, when she contested a North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elections#Preston by-election, 24 September 2009, by-election for Preston ward on North Tyneside Council, losing to Conservative Party (UK), Conservative David Sarin. The following year, Osborne was elected to represent the ward at the 2010 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election#Preston, 2010 local elections, gaining the seat from the Conservative incumbent. She was re-elected to represent Preston in 2014 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election#Preston, 2014, and again in 2018 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West Wiltshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
South West Wiltshire is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency in Wiltshire, England. The constituency has been represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament by Andrew Murrison, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative, since its inauguration in 2010.As with all constituencies, South West Wiltshire elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. History The constituency was created for the 2010 United Kingdom general election, 2010 general election, following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies tasked to the Boundary Commission for England, Boundary Commission, by which Parliament increased the number of seats in the county from six to seven. The previous Westbury (UK Parliament constituency), Westbury constituency was abolished: the northern part (including the town of Bradford-on-Avon) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Murrison
Surgeon Commander Andrew William Murrison (born 24 April 1961) is a British doctor, Royal Navy, naval officer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Wiltshire, previously Westbury (UK Parliament constituency), Westbury, since 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Families from October 2022 to July 2024. Murrison has held a variety of positions within the British government, including Minister for International Security Strategy, Minister of State for Northern Ireland, and then Minister of State for International Development and the Middle East. In Parliament, he chaired the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee from July 2017 to May 2019. Early life and education Andrew Murrison was born on 24 April 1961 in Colchester. The son of William Gordon Murrison Decoration for Officers of the Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewes (UK Parliament Constituency)
Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the South Downs. A traditional market town and centre of communications, in 1264 it was the site of the Battle of Lewes. The town's landmarks include Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Bull House (the former home of Thomas Paine), Southover Grange and public gardens, and a 16th-century timber-framed Wealden hall house known as Anne of Cleves House. Other notable features of the area include the Glyndebourne festival, the Lewes Bonfire celebrations and the Lewes Pound. Etymology The place-name "Lewes" is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charter circa 961 AD, where it appears as ''Læwe''. It appears as ''Lewes'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The addition of the suffix seems to have been part of a broader trend of Anglo-Norman scribes pluralising Anglo-Saxon place-names (a fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
