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Paul Burstow is a former MP for Sutton and Cheam.

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Former Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Home Department
• Work and Pensions
• Education and Skills
• Treasury
• Criminal Records Bureau
• Care Homes
• Dentistry
• Correspondence
• Parliamentary Questions

Other offices held in the past

• Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party ( 1 Nov 2012 to 5 Jun 2013)
• The Minister of State, Department of Health (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (28 Jan 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Chief Whip (Commons) ( 3 Aug 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee ( 2 May 2006 to 26 Oct 2007)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (24 Apr 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (10 May 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Member, Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Jul 2003 to 17 Nov 2003)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (23 Jun 2003 to 24 Apr 2006)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health ( 1 Jun 2003 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) ( 1 Jan 1999 to 1 Jul 2003)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) ( 1 Jan 1997 to 1 Jan 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) ( 1 Jan 1997 to 1 Jan 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) ( 1 Jan 1997 to 1 Jan 1998)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Olga Maitland
• Neil Macfarlane
• Graham Tope
• Richard Sharples
• Sydney Marshall

Future MPs in this constituency

• Paul Scully
• Luke Taylor

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Care Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (40 out of 40)
• Carers (Equal Opportunities) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (16 out of 23)
• Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of 14)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Disqualification 26 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226858 and with reference to his Department's response to the freedom of information requests 2014-79 and 2014-2282, whether his Department holds any quarterly or monthly data on the reasons for sanctions in such cases.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Disqualification 26 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226839, whether quarterly or monthly data is now available on the number of adverse employment and support allowance sanction decisions broken down by the Summary International Classification of Diseases since January 2014; and what the reason was for each such sanction.

More of Paul Burstow’s recent appearances