About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown) represents you, and all of the people who live in North Cotswolds, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for North Cotswolds

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

Also represented The Cotswolds; Cotswold; Cirencester and Tewkesbury

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• https://facebook.com/geoffreycliftonbrown

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• International Development
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Afghanistan
• Sudan
• Nepal
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• Parliamentary Questions

Currently held offices

• Member, Public Accounts Commission (since 17 Dec 2024)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 4 Dec 2024)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (since 11 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (11 Sep 2024 to 2 Jul 1999)
• Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee (23 Feb 2023 to 11 Jan 2024)
• Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (25 Jan 2023 to 1 Feb 2023)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) ( 9 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 Sep 2024)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 11 Sep 2024)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (20 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee ( 7 Jul 2015 to 22 Feb 2016)
• Member, Administration Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 14 Nov 2011)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (23 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committee of Selection (21 Jun 2010 to 23 Jun 2010)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (27 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ( 2 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 8 Dec 2005 to 2 Jul 2007)
• Member, Committee of Selection (27 Sep 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (17 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) ( 1 Dec 2001 to 1 Jul 2004)
• Member, Administration Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Nov 2001)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 1 Jan 2001 to 31 Jul 2001)
• Member, Broadcasting Committee ( 1 Jun 2000 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jan 1999 to 1 Jan 2001)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (25 Jul 1997 to 11 Sep 2024)
• Member, Environment Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 21 Mar 1997)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Overseas Electors Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (1 out of 11)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Local Government Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
• Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Homes Bill Committee (10 out of 12)

Recent appearances

• Sustainable Farming Incentive 12 Mar 2025

  The announcement was sneaked out with no notice last night. If the Minister knows anything about farming, he will know that it takes months, if not years, to plan. Farmers had no notice of this. Will he tell us what will replace the SFI, when he will consult, and when it is likely to come into operation?

• Prime Minister: Engagements 12 Mar 2025

  Most people would accept that we need more housing in this country, yet so often it is not accompanied by the necessary infrastructure. In my constituency, thousands of houses are proposed, yet without £250 million to upgrade junction 12 of the M5, the inspector is likely to rule our plan unsound. Will the Prime Minister use his upcoming Planning and Infrastructure Bill to see how developer...

• Written Answers — Home Office: Firearms: Licensing 10 Mar 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Home Office Firearms Fees Working Group met in 2022 and 2023; what conclusions it reached on firearms licensing fees; and if she will publish its report.

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