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Maria Miller is a former MP for Basingstoke.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Basingstoke

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

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

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @Maria_MillerMP
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Maria Miller campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Children
• Schools and Families
• Health
• Transport
• Work and Pensions
• Home Department
• Children: Day Care
• Pre-School Education
• Pre-school Education: Finance
• Child Support Agency
• Sure Start Programme

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill (28 Feb 2024 to 6 Mar 2024)
• Member, Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee ( 8 Feb 2023 to 22 Feb 2023)
• Member, Speaker's Conference (2022) Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Online Safety Bill Committee (18 May 2022 to 28 Jun 2022)
• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee ( 2 Feb 2022 to 9 Feb 2022)
• Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act (10 Nov 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (23 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Administration Committee (18 Mar 2020 to 18 Mar 2020)
• Member, Administration Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint Committee) (19 Mar 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint Committee) (19 Mar 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint Committee) (27 Feb 2019 to 19 Mar 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Women and Equalities Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Women and Equalities Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Commons Reference Group on Representation and Inclusion Committee (15 Nov 2016 to 25 Oct 2018)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Women and Equalities Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Women and Equalities Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Minister for Women and Equalities (15 Oct 2012 to 9 Apr 2014)
• The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ( 6 Sep 2012 to 9 Apr 2014)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee ( 9 Nov 2007 to 17 Dec 2007)
• Shadow Minister (Children, Young People and Families) ( 3 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 6 Nov 2006 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 23 Jan 2006)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (10 May 2005 to 6 Nov 2006)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Andrew Hunter
• David Mitchell
• Denzil Freeth
• Patrick Donner
• Henry Drummond-Wolff
• Lymington
• Arthur Holbrook
• Reginald Fletcher
• Arthur Holbrook
• Auckland Geddes
• Arthur Salter
• Arthur Jeffreys
• George Sclater

Future MPs in this constituency

• Luke Murphy

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Online Safety Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Chairman, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee (5 out of 14)
• Chairman, Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee (4 out of 10)
• Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Skills and Post-16 Education Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Building Safety Bill Committee (4 out of 16)
• Chairman, British Sign Language Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Parliamentary Constituencies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (24 out of 26)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
• Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Equality Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of 6)

Recent appearances

• Criminal Justice Bill: New Clause 86 - Creating purported sexual image of adult 15 May 2024

  I hope the Minister was listening to the Chair of the Justice Committee, who wholeheartedly agreed with the point I was making, namely that it would be entirely consistent with the sex offences law to remove intent from that measure and simply focus on consent. That is what we need to hear, and I hope the Minister will now agree at the Dispatch Box that she will consider that strongly.

• Criminal Justice Bill: New Clause 86 - Creating purported sexual image of adult 15 May 2024

  The speech from the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) has served to demonstrate the extraordinary breadth of the Bill. I have sat heard this afternoon about the incredible work done by my colleagues, on both sides of the House, on an immense range of issues, and I think that that must underline to our constituents how hard many Members work on very, very difficult...

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