About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Desmond Swayne) represents you, and all of the people who live in New Forest West, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for New Forest West

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @DesmondSwayne
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Desmond Swayne campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Defence
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Correspondence
• Territorial Army
• Iraq
• New Forest

Currently held offices

• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 27 Nov 2024)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 25 Nov 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• Member, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee (28 Feb 2024 to 7 Mar 2024)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 4 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (16 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 8 Apr 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Minister of State, Department for International Development (15 Jul 2014 to 17 Jul 2016)
• The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household ( 7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Member, Administration Committee (22 Oct 2012 to 28 Oct 2013)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury ( 6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Parliamentary Private Secretary To the Leader of the Opposition (16 Dec 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Defence Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 Feb 2006)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 6 Jul 2005 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Parliamentary Private Secretaries To Leader of the Opposition ( 9 Sep 2004 to 6 Dec 2005)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jun 2002 to 1 Jun 2003)
• Member, Procedure Committee ( 4 Mar 2002 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) ( 1 Jun 2001 to 1 Jun 2002)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) ( 1 Feb 2001 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Member, Social Security Committee (26 Jul 1999 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Chairman, Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Prisons and Courts Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 10 - No obligation to provide assistance etc 16 May 2025

  The Bill does allow applicants to shop around for doctors, and it strikes me that there is a danger that some doctors, who might have an ideological view of the Bill, will specialise in the provision of that service, which would give it rather greater scope than the hon. Lady intends.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: New Forest 16 May 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) review and (b) update the Ministers mandate for the New Forest.

• Recalled Offenders: Sentencing Limits 15 May 2025

  Many domestic abusers will, given their nature, welcome the opportunity to give another twist of the knife at the cost of a mere 28 days. Has the Minister just presented them with a practical opportunity?

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