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Sir Sydney Chapman is a former MP for Chipping Barnet.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Chipping Barnet

Entered the House of Commons on 18 June 1970 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election

Also represented Barnet Chipping Barnet; Birmingham Handsworth

• Wikipedia page

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Private Secretary To the Rt Hon Michael Ancram, Foreign Affairs (17 Mar 2005 to 20 May 2005)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Theresa Villiers
• Dan Tomlinson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing Bill Committee (12 out of 19)
• Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 22 Mar 2005

  I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the final day of debate on the Budget resolutions, and it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, Central (Mr. Cousins). If I may say so, he made a very interesting speech, which is worth re-reading. He has taken us intriguingly across a broad spectrum of time, from the Romans visiting and colonising his constituency to...

• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 22 Mar 2005

  Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the problem with the stamp duty threshold is that, once it has been reached and the payment triggered, the duty is liable on the total cost of the home rather than on only that part of the value above £120,000? That is going to be the main problem for people living in his constituency and mine.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Listed Buildings 21 Mar 2005

  What recent meetings she has had with English Heritage concerning the listed buildings regime.

More of Sir Sydney Chapman’s recent appearances