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Peter Atkinson is a former MP for Hexham.

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Former Conservative MP for Hexham

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Communities and Local Government
• Health
• Transport
• Correspondence
• Home Information Packs
• Softwood
• London Underground
• Departmental Budget

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (22 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee ( 3 Aug 2006 to 11 May 2010)
• Whip, Whips (17 Mar 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
• Member, Catering Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Court of Referees Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Procedure Committee (28 May 2004 to 9 Nov 2004)
• Assistant Chief Whip, Whips (10 May 2004 to 17 Mar 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alan Amos
• Geoffrey Rippon
• Rupert Speir
• Douglas Clifton Brown
• Victor Finney
• Douglas Clifton Brown
• Richard Holt
• Wentworth Beaumont
• Miles MacInnes
• Nathaniel Clayton
• Miles MacInnes

Future MPs in this constituency

• Guy Opperman
• Joe Morris

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (7 out of 12)
• Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
• Chairman, Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 18)
• Chairman, Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (2 out of 11)
• Chairman, Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Climate Change Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
• Chairman, Offender Management Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
• Chairman, Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Chairman, Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Commons Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Chairman, Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Inquiries Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Education Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (1 out of 12)
• Employment Relations Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• School Transport Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
• Pensions Bill Committee (3 out of 22)
• Patents Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, High Hedges (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (10 out of 23)
• Chairman, Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Communications Bill Committee (12 out of 25)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Chairman, State Pension Credit Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Post Offices: Closures 22 Mar 2010

  To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) on how many occasions a sub-post office temporarily closed has been reclassified as a permanent closure since the first quarter of 2008; (2) in what circumstances a post office classified as temporarily closed is reclassified as a permanent closure; (3) how many sub-post offices which have temporarily closed...

• Public Bill Committee: Energy Bill: New Clause 1 21 Jan 2010

  Order. Before the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough replies to that intervention, may I say that, now that he has made his position clear, we do not want a debate on climate change at this stage? We have a lot of new clauses to get through in a rather short time. I know that it is tempting to comment on the subject, but I would be grateful if the Committee were to stick more closely...

• Public Bill Committee: Energy Bill: New Clause 1 21 Jan 2010

  Order. I have to tell the hon. Gentleman that the debate is straying far from the subject. I ask him to return to the new clause; otherwise, I shall have to be a little firmer with him.

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