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Shailesh Vara is a former MP for North West Cambridgeshire.

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Former Conservative MP for North West Cambridgeshire

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

• @ShaileshVara

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Shailesh Vara campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Health
• Justice
• Work and Pensions
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Departmental Data Protection
• Departmental Written Questions
• Departmental Art Works
• Departmental Reviews
• Human Trafficking

Other offices held in the past

• Member, British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (20 Mar 2024 to 17 Apr 2024)
• Member, Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] Committee (13 Mar 2024 to 19 Mar 2024)
• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ( 7 Jul 2022 to 6 Sep 2022)
• Member, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee ( 2 Mar 2022 to 22 Mar 2022)
• Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act (10 Nov 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 12 Oct 2020)
• The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (23 Jul 2018 to 15 Nov 2018)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) ( 9 Jan 2018 to 23 Jul 2018)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 9 Jul 2015 to 18 Jul 2016)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice ( 7 Oct 2013 to 18 Jul 2016)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (14 Nov 2011 to 14 Jan 2013)
• Member, Administration Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 14 Nov 2011)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons ( 8 Nov 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 11 Dec 2006)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Jul 2001 to 1 Jul 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Brian Mawhinney

Future MPs in this constituency

• Sam Carling

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Automated Vehicles Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Technical and Further Education Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (21 out of 22)

Recent appearances

• Prime Minister: Engagements 22 May 2024

  I, too, welcome back my hon. Friend the Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay). The £8 billion made available by the Government for the repair of roads and potholes is very welcome; however, some local authorities, such as Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, which serve my constituency, sometimes use inferior material, so the works need to be done again in a few...

• Allergy Guidance for Schools 21 May 2024

  I know the Minister is diligent, conscientious and caring in all that he does, and the tone he is adopting clearly shows that. While he is absolutely right that there is legislation and guidance for schools as to how to deal with this issue, I and others would say that it is too general in nature, and it leaves much discretion with the schools as to what precisely they do in the event of a...

• Allergy Guidance for Schools 21 May 2024

  I congratulate my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour on securing this important debate, and on the fact that although Adjournment debates are normally lonely affairs, others are present for this one. Does she agree that the cost the Government would incur in helping schools to provide, for example, adrenaline pens is, in the overall scheme of things, very small indeed, and should not be a...

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