One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 1 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Contents Introduction Introduction 2 Following the success of our first MP Guide in 2011, this guide contains updated information on all 46 MPs by Party & Constituency 3-25 MPs covering the East Midlands following the May Conservative - 3-18 2010 general election. Labour - 18-25 The guide is organised by political party and then Index by Name 26 arranged alphabetically by constituency. You will also find useful indexes by name and constituency at Index by Constituency 27 the back of the guide. All information is update as of March 2012. For each MP you will find details of their political party, constituency and contact details (both at Westminister and for their constituency). Where available, you will also find details of their current position within parliament, the select committees that they are a member of, their broader political interests, and new for 2012, their Twitter feed. For further information on individual MPs visit www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps . For further information on One East Midlands visit www.oneeastmidlands.org.uk . 2 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Nigel Mills MP Mark Simmonds MP Constituency: Amber Valley Constituency: Boston & Skegness Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact Details (Westminster): Contact Details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 3000 Tel: 020 7219 8143 [email protected] [email protected] Contact Details (Constituency): Contact Details (Constituency): Thomas Henry House, Suite 101, 1-5 Church Street, 5 Church Close, Boston PE21 6NA Ripley, DE5 3BU Tel: 01205 751414 Tel: 01773 744341 Parliamentary position: Select committees: PPS to Caroline Spelman as Secretary of State for Member: Administration Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2010- Member: Northern Ireland Affairs Political interests: Political interests: Economy, education, agriculture, foreign affairs, Employment, crime, anti-social behaviour, health education, taxation 3 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 David Tredinnick MP Ann Soubry MP Constituency: Bosworth Constituency: Broxtowe Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact details (Westminster): Contact details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 4474 Tel: 020 7219 7211 [email protected] [email protected] Contact details (Constituency): Contact details (Constituency): Bosworth Conservative Association, 10a Priory Walk, Barton House, 61 High Road, Chilwell, Nottingham, Hinckley, LE10 1HU NG9 4AJ Tel: 01455 635741 Tel: 0115 943 6507 www.bosworthconservatives.com Parliamentary position: Select committees: PPS to Simon Burns as Minister of State for Health Member: Health Political Interests: Political interests: Justice, home affairs, health Complementary and alternative medicine, healthcare, diet and nutrition, foreign affairs, home affairs, police, law and order, environment 4 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP Louise Mensch MP Constituency: Charnwood Constituency: Corby Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact details (Westminster): Contact details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 4472 Tel: 020 7219 7202 [email protected] [email protected] Contact details (Constituency): Contact details (Constituency ): 768 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester LE4 8BD Room 11, Connaughty Centre, Collingham Road, [email protected] Corby NN17 1SH Tel: 01536 200255 Select committees: Chair: Health Select committees: Member: Liaison Member: Culture, Media and Sport Member: Joint Committee on Consolidation, Etc, Bills Political interests: Culture and arts, international affairs Political interests: Economics, foreign affairs @LouiseMensch 5 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Christopher Heaton-Harris MP Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP Constituency: Daventry Constituency: Derbyshire Dales Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact details (Westminster): Contact details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 7048 Tel: 020 7219 3511 Fax: 020 7219 1375 [email protected] [email protected] Contact details (Constituency): Contact details (Constituency): Boswell House, 9 Prospect Court, Courteenhall Road, No constituency office Blisworth, NN7 3DG Tel: 01604 859721 Parliamentary position: [email protected] Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury www.daventryconservatives.com Chief Whip Select committees Political interests: Member: Public Accounts Agriculture, education Member: European Scrutiny Political interests Economic policy, campaign strategy, defence, education, youth policy, Europe, sport @chhcalling 6 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Pauline Latham MP Heather Wheeler MP Constituency: Mid Derbyshire Constituency: South Derbyshire Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact details (Westminster): Contact details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 7110 Tel: 020 7219 7237 [email protected] [email protected] Contact details (Constituency): Contact details (Constituency ): The Old Station, Station Road, Spondon, Derby, SDCA, The Nissen Hut Offices, Church Street, DE21 7NE Swadlincote, DE11 8LF Tel: 01332 676679 Tel: 01283 225365 Select committees: Select committees: Member: International Development Member: Standards and Privileges Member: Communities and Local Government Political interests: Education, international development Political interests: Affordable housing, economic regeneration @Pauline_Latham @HeatherWheeler 7 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Jessica Lee MP Edward Leigh MP Constituency: Erewash Constituency: Gainsborough Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact details (Westminster): Contact details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 7067 Tel: 020 7219 6480 [email protected] Fax: 020 7219 4883 [email protected] Contact details (Constituency): 73 Derby Road, Long Eaton NG10 1LU Contact details (Constituency ): Tel: 0115 972 2419 No constituency office Parliamentary position: Parliamentary position: PPS to Dominic Grieve as Attorney General Chair: Public Accounts Commission Select committees: Select committees Member: Justice Member: Chairmen's Panel/Panel of Chairs Member: Members’ Expenses Political interests: Child protection, academy schools, SME, Political interests: manufacturing, justice Defence, foreign affairs, agriculture, families @edwardleighac 8 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Nick Boles MP Edward Garnier MP Constituency: Grantham & Constituency: Harborough Stamford Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact details (Westminster): Contact details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 4034 Tel: 020 7219 7079 [email protected] [email protected] Contact details (Constituency): Contact details (Constituency): 24 Nelson Street, Market Harborough, LE16 9AY Conservative Office, North Street, Bourne, PE10 9AJ Tel: 01858 464146 Tel: 01778 421498 [email protected] [email protected] www.harboroughconservatives.com Parliamentary position: Parliamentary position: PPS to Nick Gibb as Minister of State for Schools Solicitor General Select committees: Political interests: Member: Standing Orders Agriculture, defence, foreign affairs, education, constitutional affairs Political interests: Education, local government, foreign affairs 9 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Andrew Bingham MP Sir Peter Tapsell MP Constituency: High Peak Constituency: Louth & Horncastle Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact details (Westminster): Contact details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 8479 Tel: 020 7219 4409 [email protected] [email protected] Contact details (Constituency): Contact details (Constituency): 20 Broadwalk, Buxton, Derby, SK17 6JR Cannon Street House, Cannon Street, Louth, LN11 Tel: 01298 26698 9NL Tel: 01507 609840 Select committees: Member: Work and Pensions Parliamentary position: Longest serving Conservative MP Political interests: Father of the House Small business, pensions, culture media and sport Select committees: Member: Unopposed Bills (Panel) @HighPeakAndrew Political interests: Foreign affairs, economics and finance, defence 10 One East Midlands MP Guide 2012 Philip Hollobone MP Karl McCartney MP Constituency: Kettering Constituency: Lincoln Party: Conservative Party: Conservative Contact details (Westminster): Contact details (Westminster): House of Commons, London, SW1A House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA 0AA Tel: 020 7219 8373 Tel: 020 7219 7221 [email protected] [email protected] Contact details (Constituency): Contact details (Constituency): No constituency office publicised c/o Lincoln Conservatives, 1a Farrier Road, Lincoln, LN6 3RU Select committees: Tel: 01522 687261 Member: Backbench Business [email protected] Member: Chairmen's Panel/Panel of Chairs www.lincolnconservatives.co.uk Select committees: Member: Unopposed Bills (Panel) Political interests: Small business, education, sport, transport, military matters, crime and the