About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (David Davis) represents you, and all of the people who live in Goole and Pocklington, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Goole and Pocklington

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Also represented Haltemprice and Howden; Booth Ferry

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @DavidDavisMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

David Davis campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Health
• Home Office
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• Christmas Cards
• Ministerial Visits
• Police
• Departmental Data Protection
• Asylum: Saffron Walden

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee ( 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024)
• The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (13 Jul 2016 to 8 Jul 2018)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) (10 Nov 2003 to 12 Jun 2008)
• Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice (23 Jul 2002 to 10 Nov 2003)
• Shadow Minister without Portfolio (18 Sep 2001 to 23 Jul 2002)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (25 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (25 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (20 Jul 1994 to 2 May 1997)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office) (27 May 1993 to 19 Jul 1994)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 3 Dec 1990 to 27 May 1993)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Business and Trade: Post Office Horizon: Compensation 13 Mar 2025

  What steps he is taking to ensure that compensation is paid to people impacted by the Post Office Horizon scandal in a timely manner.

• Business and Trade: Post Office Horizon: Compensation 13 Mar 2025

  I thank the Minister for that answer. He and I will agree that the Post Office Horizon scandal is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in modern times, but the problems with the Post Office and its injustice extend far beyond that. Some 21 cases relating to the precursor system, Capture, which bear the same hallmarks as those in the Horizon scandal, have been referred to the Criminal...

• Prime Minister: Engagements 5 Mar 2025

  Four weeks ago, the Northern Ireland coroner accused British soldiers of unlawful killing after they engaged with IRA would-be murderers. After careful reading, as far as I can see, that judgment was based on no evidence whatsoever. More than 100 special forces soldiers have been summoned before those inquiries; not one IRA leader has been summoned in the same way. Soldiers who serve our...

More of David Davis’s recent appearances