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Bill Wiggin is a former MP for North Herefordshire.

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Former Conservative MP for North Herefordshire

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

Also represented Leominster

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @BillWigginMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Bill Wiggin campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Treasury
• Health
• Home Department
• Department for Transport
• Avian Influenza
• Fisheries: Quotas
• Fisheries
• Bovine TB
• Zimbabwe

Currently held offices

• Chair, Committee of Selection (since 13 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (16 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (16 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (16 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee of Selection (15 Jan 2020 to 16 Jan 2020)
• Member, Committee of Selection ( 6 Nov 2019 to 16 Jan 2020)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Commons) ( 5 Feb 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (13 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (13 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (13 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 12 Sep 2017)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (20 Feb 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (24 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committee of Selection (17 Jun 2015 to 24 Jun 2015)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (19 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (10 May 2005 to 19 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (20 Nov 2003 to 5 May 2005)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (28 Feb 2003 to 30 Oct 2003)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 2 Dec 2002 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Transport, Local Government & The Regions Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 22 Jul 2002)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 23 Oct 2003)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ellie Chowns

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 32)
• Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Energy Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Water Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hedges and Ditches: Countryside Stewardship Scheme 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of his Department's guidance on hedge laying; and if he will include roadside hedges in the Countryside Stewardship grant BN5: Hedgerow laying.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014 21 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to bring forward legislation to amend the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014 on the enforcement sector.

More of Bill Wiggin’s recent appearances