Trudy Harrison

Conservative MP for Copeland

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Your MP (Trudy Harrison) represents you, and all of the people who live in Copeland, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Conservative MP for Copeland

Entered the House of Commons on 24 February 2017 — Byelection

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Topics of interest

  • Department for Business
  • Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Department for Environment
  • Food and Rural Affairs
  • Department for Education
  • Department for Digital
  • Culture
  • Media and Sport
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Nuclear Power
  • Apprentices
  • Flood Control: Cumbria
  • Maternity Services
  • Broadband: North West

Currently held offices

  • Member, Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] Committee (since 13 Mar 2024)
  • Member, High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill Committee (since 6 Mar 2024)
  • Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (since 21 Feb 2024)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 7 Sep 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
  • Minister of State (Department for Transport) ( 7 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022)
  • Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (15 Dec 2021 to 4 Jan 2022)
  • Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee (27 Oct 2021 to 3 Nov 2021)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (16 Sep 2021 to 7 Jul 2022)
  • Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (18 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Education Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Public Bill Committee: Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords]: Clause 1 - Basic concepts 19 Mar 2024

    Would it be helpful to set out how we have already embraced elements of self-driving in transport? For example, I doubt there will be a driver in this place who does not rely on anti-lock braking systems when using their car. Self-parking is now quite common and autopilot is used when we are flying across the skies. Driverless trains are in operation, as are Starship robots. There are already...
  • Energy Security and Net Zero: New Nuclear 27 Feb 2024

    What steps she is taking to increase nuclear energy capacity.
  • Energy Security and Net Zero: New Nuclear 27 Feb 2024

    Will the Minister confirm that Nuclear Decommissioning Authority-owned land adjacent to Sellafield will be made available for new nuclear? More specifically, will enough land be made available to accommodate two 470 MW Rolls-Royce power stations and their ancillary buildings and spaces?

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.

4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Nuclear Industry Association
Address of donor: 5th Floor, Tower House, 10 Southampton Street, London W2E 7HA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, transport and meals, total value £839.68
Destination of visit: Helsinki and Rauma, Finland
Dates of visit: 2-4 November 2023
Purpose of visit: To visit the Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Onkalo Geological Disposal Facility and Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) as part of a Nuclear Energy APPG visit.
(Registered 13 November 2023)
8. Miscellaneous
From 27 January 2020, member of the Cleator Moor Towns Deal Board, and the Millom Towns Deal Board. These are unpaid roles. (Registered 31 January 2020)

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