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Profile

Former Labour/Co-operative MP for Stroud

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Party was Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005; Labour until 12 Apr 2010

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @DavidEDrew

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Health
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Treasury
• Sudan
• Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
• Western Sahara
• Bovine TB
• Bovine Tuberculosis

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (20 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, South West Regional Select Committee ( 4 Mar 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, South West Regional Select Committee ( 3 Mar 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Jan 2002 to 5 May 2005)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Agriculture Committee ( 6 Dec 1999 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee ( 3 Feb 1998 to 20 Jan 2000)
• Member, Procedure Committee (31 Jul 1997 to 27 Nov 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Roger Knapman
• Anthony Kershaw
• Robert Perkins
• Benjamin Parkin
• Robert Perkins
• Frank Nelson
• Frederick Guest
• Stanley Tubbs
• Robert Lister
• Charles Allen
• Charles Cripps
• David Jones
• George Holloway
• Henry Brand
• Samuel Marling
• Henry Brand
• John Dorington
• Alfred Stanton
• John Dorington
• Henry Winterbotham
• Sebastian Dickinson
• Henry Winterbotham
• Poulett Scrope
• Edward Horsman
• Poulett Scrope
• Edward Horsman
• William Stanton
• Moreton
• Poulett Scrope
• William Stanton
• Poulett Scrope
• John Russell
• Poulett Scrope
• John Russell
• Poulett Scrope
• Charles Fox
• Poulett Scrope
• David Ricardo
• William Hyett

Future MPs in this constituency

• Neil Carmichael
• Siobhan Baillie
• Simon Opher

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Equality Bill Committee (16 out of 20)
• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Planning and Energy Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Commons Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
• School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (6 out of 11)
• Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Water Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Municipal Waste Recycling Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Retail Crime Prevention — [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair] 5 Nov 2019

  One of the problems in the retail sector now is that some shopkeepers are just giving up reporting the crime. The Government have to grasp the issue of serious under-reporting.

• Retail Crime Prevention — [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair] 5 Nov 2019

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Delyn (David Hanson) on outlining the major points. I want to say one thing to the Minister: the £200 de minimis level is now so counterproductive that it is causing as many problems as it solves. I accept that it is not easy to get a prosecution. It has to go through the police...

• Tributes to the Speaker 31 Oct 2019

  May I start by saying what an honour it is to sit next to my right hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) who will be sadly missed? I completely associate myself with the remarks that were made by the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis). I want to say something rather different, Mr Speaker. I want to take you back to a trip that we made together to Sudan. I know...

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