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Jeremy Browne is a former MP for Taunton Deane.

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Former Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton Deane

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented Taunton

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Health
• Transport
• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• Departmental Information Officers
• Departmental NDPBs
• Departmental Travel
• Departmental Advertising
• Departmental Vehicles

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (31 Oct 2013 to 1 Dec 2014)
• The Minister of State, Home Department ( 6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (20 Dec 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (23 Jan 2007 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 3 Aug 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 3 Mar 2008)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (16 May 2005 to 23 Jan 2007)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Rebecca Pow

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Infrastructure Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (10 out of 15)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (9 out of 13)
• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (20 out of 24)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of 9)

Recent appearances

• Ways and Means: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law 18 Mar 2015

  I have heard it said that I was the only Minister in history to have been sacked for being too supportive of the Government. Although the decision to determine my future may or may not have been wise—others can judge that—I remain unequivocally enthusiastic about this Government, as I am about the Budget statement made by the Chancellor today. That is what I want to speak about in what...

• Estimates Day — [2nd Allotted Day] — Estimates 2014-15 — Department for Communities and Local Government: Ministry of Defence — Defence and Security Review (NATO) 2 Mar 2015

  Grand coalition is what you need.

• Public Bill Committee: Infrastructure Bill [Lords]: New Clause 10 - Power to abolish Public Works Loan Commissioners 13 Jan 2015

  Surely the most rational explanation is that this Government, even well into their fifth year, remain so vigorous and so determined to reform Britain for the best across so many different fronts and so many different departments, that it is difficult for us to accommodate all our energetic new ideas without putting a lot of them into this single Bill.

More of Jeremy Browne’s recent appearances