About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Geoffrey Cox) represents you, and all of the people who live in Torridge and Tavistock, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Torridge and Tavistock

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

Also represented Torridge and West Devon

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @Geoffrey_Cox

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Geoffrey Cox campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Communities and Local Government
• Trade and Industry
• Dentistry
• Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques
• Turbines: Health Hazards
• Wind Power: Planning Permission
• Environmental Stewardship Scheme

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (17 Apr 2024 to 24 Apr 2024)
• The Attorney-General ( 9 Jul 2018 to 13 Feb 2020)
• Member, Committee on Standards ( 9 Sep 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
• Member, Committee on Standards: Standards Review Sub-Committee (10 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committee of Privileges ( 7 Jan 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committee on Standards ( 7 Jan 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 7 Jan 2013)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (11 Dec 2006 to 6 May 2010)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Law Commission Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Hospitals: Torridge and Tavistock 11 Mar 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report, columns 748-750, whether he considered (a) the remoteness of and (b) recent trends of deprivation in Torridge and Tavistock constituency when deciding which hospital redevelopment projects would be included in Waves (i), (ii) and...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: North Devon Hospital 7 Mar 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the new timetable for the redevelopment of North Devon District Hospital on (a) patient outcomes and (b) service capacity.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: North Devon Hospital 7 Mar 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure the provision of (a) safe and (b) effective care for patients in Torridge and North Devon, in the context of the new timetable for the redevelopment of North Devon District Hospital.

More of Geoffrey Cox’s recent appearances

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