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John Horam is a former MP for Orpington.

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Former Conservative MP for Orpington

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

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Also represented Gateshead West

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Health
• Home Department
• Transport
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Green Ministers
• Green Minister
• Departmental Ministers
• Environmental Appraisals
• Policies (Environmental Impact)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Eric Lubbock
• Donald Sumner
• Waldron Smithers

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ivor Stanbrook
• Jo Johnson
• Gareth Bacon

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Social Security Benefits: Publicity 17 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what her policy is on the provision of (a) information and (b) information leaflets on (i) attendance allowance and (ii) other welfare benefits in (A) post offices, (B) libraries and (C) other public places.

• Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Health Care in London 9 Mar 2010

  I never thought that I would stand up in the House and agree with the right hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras (Frank Dobson), particularly on health matters, but he made a very important point in his criticism of the Darzi proposals. Having spent millions of pounds on new hospitals in London, the Government now want to make a radical change in favour of treating a huge proportion of...

• Thameslink 2 Feb 2010

  I congratulate the hon. Member for Bedford (Patrick Hall) on securing this debate. He is an energetic chairman of the all-party group on the Thameslink route, and I am an enthusiastic supporter of that group. As he said, the core part of that important project is the bit between St. Pancras and Blackfriars, but the third stage, to which he referred, is the improvements that we will get up to...

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