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Your MP (Andrew George) represents you, and all of the people who live in St Ives, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @AndrewGeorgeMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• International Development
• Treasury
• Communities and Local Government
• GM Crops
• Bovine TB
• Bovine Tuberculosis
• Fisheries
• Iraq

Currently held offices

• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (19 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (10 May 2005 to 4 Mar 2006)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 1 Jun 2002 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 1 Jun 1999 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Member, Agriculture Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 1 Nov 1999)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 1 Jun 1997 to 1 Jun 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Harris
• John Nott
• Grenville Howard
• Nevil Beechman
• Walter Runciman
• Hilda Runciman
• John Hawke
• Clifford Cory
• John Hawke
• Clifford Cory
• Edward Hain
• Thomas Bolitho
• John St.Aubyn
• John St Aubyn
• John St.Aubyn
• John St Aubyn
• Charles Ross
• Charles Reed
• Charles Praed
• Edward Davenport
• Charles Magniac
• Henry Paull
• Robert Laffan
• William Powlett
• William Praed
• James Halse
• James Halse
• James Halse
• James Halse
• James Halse
• William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
• James Morrison
• William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
• James Morrison
• James Halse
• Charles Arbuthnot
• James Halse
• Christopher Hawkins
• Lyndon Graham
• Christopher Hawkins
• Lyndon Graham
• Walter Stirling
• Samuel Stephens
• Walter Stirling
• William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
• Samuel Stephens
• Walter Stirling
• Francis Horner
• Samuel Stephens
• Francis Horner
• William Praed
• Jonathan Raine
• William Praed

Future MPs in this constituency

• Derek Thomas

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill Committee (5 out of 13)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (14 out of 17)
• Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (24 out of 31)
• Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

Recent appearances

• Business and Trade: Topical Questions 12 Jun 2025

  Our farmers and growers can survive only if there is a functioning supply chain, but since the creation of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, they complain bitterly about continuing poor practice and the risk of de-listing. Does the Minister not agree that it is time to beef up this organisation, and to amalgamate it with the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator?

• Written Answers — Department for Business and Trade: Question 12 Jun 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will increase the powers of the Grocery Code Adjudicator.

• NHS Funding: South-west 11 Jun 2025

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Steve Darling) on the debate. I will try, in my remaining two minutes, to cover four subjects very quickly. The first is about the fair funding question or whether the funding to an area is sufficient. The hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne Kirkham) rightly referred to the...

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