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Tobias Ellwood is a former MP for Bournemouth East.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Bournemouth East

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @Tobias_Ellwood
• https://facebook.com/TobiasEllwood

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Tobias Ellwood campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Defence
• Culture Media and Sport
• Ministry of Defence
• Home Department
• Transport
• Afghanistan
• Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
• Aircraft Carriers
• Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft
• Libya

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, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Committee (28 Feb 2024 to 7 Mar 2024)
• Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government (22 Jun 2023 to 14 Sep 2023)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls ( 6 Jul 2020 to 14 Sep 2023)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 14 Sep 2023)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (11 May 2020 to 14 Nov 2023)
• Chair, Defence Sub-Committee ( 5 Mar 2020 to 14 Sep 2023)
• Chair, Defence Sub-Committee ( 5 Mar 2020 to 14 Sep 2023)
• Chair, Defence Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 14 Sep 2023)
• Chair, Defence Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 14 Sep 2023)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (14 Jun 2017 to 27 Jul 2019)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (15 Jul 2014 to 14 Jun 2017)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (17 Jan 2011 to 8 Mar 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 23 Jan 2006)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 May 2005 to 2 Jul 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Atkinson
• John Cordle

Future MPs in this constituency

• Tom Hayes

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• European Union (Referendum) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Defence Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (2 out of 12)
• Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)

Recent appearances

• Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism 22 May 2024

  I apologise for missing the Minister’s opening remarks. As someone who takes a huge personal interest in our counter-terrorism capabilities, I want to put on record the fact that we are working cross-party. That is very welcome indeed. Does the Security Minister agree that while state-on-state aggression is back at a scale that we are now having to advance our defence posture, the threat of...

• Israel and Gaza 20 May 2024

  The Deputy Foreign Secretary speaks about a ceasefire, getting the hostages out, getting the aid in and resuming the talks, but will he address the bigger picture? Behind Hezbollah, the Houthis and Hamas sits Iran, which is arming and training these extremist non-state actors. As much as we debate the possible long-term governance and security solutions for Gaza, they are unlikely to stand...

• Business of the House 16 May 2024

  Tourism is a vital component of Bournemouth’s economy, and half of visitors to our fantastic seaside resort come by car. But if Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council gets its way, Bournemouth could soon be subject to a default 20 mph speed limit, which will simply slow everything down. We will all spend more time stuck in traffic, increasing pollution, rather than at our destinations....

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