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Lembit Öpik is a former MP for Montgomeryshire.

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Former Liberal Democrat MP for Montgomeryshire

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

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @lembitopik

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Transport
• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Iraq
• Near Earth Objects
• Home Information Packs
• Stowaways
• Energy: Conservation

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee ( 7 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (20 Jan 2009 to 7 Oct 2009)
• Shadow Minister (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government (20 Dec 2007 to 3 Oct 2008)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform ( 4 Jul 2007 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Affairs (26 Jan 2004 to 4 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Welsh Affairs (26 Jan 2004 to 4 Jul 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Emlyn Hooson
• Clement Davies
• David Davies
• Arthur Humphreys-Owen
• Stuart Rendel
• Charles Wynn
• Herbert Wynn
• Charles Wynn

Future MPs in this constituency

• Glyn Davies
• Craig Williams

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (12 out of 17)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Compensation Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (24 out of 31)
• Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of 16)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Loans 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how long on average the Student Loans Company has taken to process an application for a student loan in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: International Baccalaureate 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools offer an International Baccalaureate course; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: International Baccalaureate 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of students enrolled in International Baccalaureate courses were entitled to free school meals in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

More of Lembit Öpik’s recent appearances