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Mark Oaten is a former MP for Winchester.

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Former Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Health
• Treasury
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Education and Skills
• Identity Cards
• Prisons
• Departmental Telephone Services
• Police
• Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee ( 7 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) ( 7 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Committee on Arms Export Controls (29 Sep 2008 to 7 Oct 2009)
• Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (29 Apr 2008 to 7 Oct 2009)
• Member, Draft Corruption Bill (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Jun 2004)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Home Affairs (26 Jan 2004 to 23 Jan 2006)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gerald Malone
• John Browne
• Morgan Morgan-Giles
• Peter Smithers
• George Jeger
• Gerald Palmer
• Geoffrey Ellis
• George Hennessy
• Douglas Carnegie
• Guy Baring
• William Myers
• Richard Moss
• Arthur Tottenham
• Richard Moss
• Francis Baring
• William Simonds
• Arthur Naghten
• William Simonds
• John Carter
• William Simonds
• John Carter
• Thomas Fleming
• James East
• John Carter
• James East
• John Carter
• James East
• John Carter
• James East
• Bickham Escott
• Paulet Mildmay
• James East
• William Baring
• Paulet St.John-Mildmay
• Paulet Mildmay
• William Baring
• James East
• Paulet St.John-Mildmay
• Edward East
• Paulet St.John-Mildmay
• Edward East
• Paulet St.John-Mildmay
• Edward East
• Paulet St.John-Mildmay
• James Leigh
• Paulet St.John-Mildmay
• James Leigh
• Richard Meyler
• Richard Gamon
• Henry St.John-Mildmay
• Richard Gamon
• Henry St.John-Mildmay
• Richard Gamon
• Henry St.John-Mildmay
• Richard Gamon

Future MPs in this constituency

• Steve Brine
• Danny Chambers

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Crime and Security Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
• Drugs Bill Committee (0 out of 6)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (9 out of 13)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Development Bill Committee (1 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Telephone Services 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 3 November 2009, Official Report, column 801W, on departmental telephone services, whether contracts were awarded for the provision of services relating to helplines.

• Business of the House: Clause 9 — Duration of Act 7 Apr 2010

  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I can speed things up by putting on the record the genuine cross-party support that there is for the Bill. The Liberal Democrats are certainly delighted to see it go forward at such a pace. Many of us who have attended Inter-Parliamentary Union and Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conferences throughout the world have visited countries, spoken to some...

• Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Telephone Services 7 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 12 November 2009, Official Report, columns 937-8W, on departmental telephone services, whether contracts were let for the provision of services relating to the helplines run by its agencies.

More of Mark Oaten’s recent appearances