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James Paice is a former MP for South East Cambridgeshire.

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Former Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Department
• Transport
• Health
• Treasury
• Departmental Carbon Emissions
• Agriculture: Subsidies
• Food
• Departmental Food
• British Food

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee ( 4 Feb 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (14 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 5 May 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 1 Sep 2004 to 5 May 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) ( 1 Jun 2003 to 1 Jun 2004)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) ( 1 Jun 2001 to 1 Jun 2003)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 1 Jun 1997 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) ( 7 Jul 1995 to 2 May 1997)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment) (20 Jul 1994 to 5 Jul 1995)
• Member, Employment Committee (17 Jun 1987 to 15 Feb 1990)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Francis Pym

Future MPs in this constituency

• Lucy Frazer

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Animal Welfare Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Commons Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)

Recent appearances

• Ways and Means — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law 20 Mar 2015

  Like so many of my right hon. and hon. Friends, I expect this to be my last speech as a Member of this House. I can reflect over 28 years not least on the fact that, as I began, here I am being called towards the end of a debate and speaking to a Chamber that is virtually empty. In that regard, I am finishing in a situation similar to that in which I started. I remind the House of my entry in...

• Written Answers — Department for Energy and Climate Change: Wind Power: Noise 9 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what guidance he has provided to planning authorities on the relevance of amplitude modulation in applications for land-based wind turbines in advance of the review of evidence on wind turbine amplitude modulation his Department is appointing acoustics experts to conduct.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy and Climate Change: Wind Power: Noise 24 Feb 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to bring the ETSU-R-97 assessment methodology for calculating the noise impact of wind turbine generators in line with current World Health Organisation guidelines.

More of James Paice’s recent appearances