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Bob Neill is a former MP for Bromley and Chislehurst.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Bromley and Chislehurst

Entered the House of Commons on 30 June 2006 — Byelection

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

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @neill_bob

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Bob Neill campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Justice
• Home Department
• Non-Domestic Rates: Ports
• Home Information Packs
• Non-Domestic Rates
• Local Government Finance
• Housing: Low Incomes

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (30 Nov 2022 to 7 Dec 2022)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (11 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Justice Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Justice Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 11 Feb 2013)
• Chair, Justice Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Justice Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Justice Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 3 May 2017)
• 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)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Justice Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Justice Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Justice Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (10 Dec 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member) (15 Jan 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Justice Committee ( 5 Nov 2012 to 29 Jan 2020)
• Member, Justice Committee ( 5 Nov 2012 to 11 Feb 2013)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Sep 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Member, Justice Committee ( 6 Nov 2007 to 29 Jan 2020)
• Member, Justice Committee ( 6 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) ( 3 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Deputy Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (11 Dec 2006 to 5 Nov 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Eric Forth

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
• Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
• Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Planning Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (17 out of 18)

Recent appearances

• Valedictory Debate 24 May 2024

  It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Nickie Aiken), who reminded me that, as a young girl, she lived in Bromley. I am delighted to see her here. Like my hon. Friend, I started my career in local government, and it is exactly 50 years since I was elected to Havering Council. I was younger and somewhat more acned, which indicates something...

• Tribunal and Inquiries 24 May 2024

  Will the Minister give way on the topic of being nice?

• Tribunal and Inquiries 24 May 2024

  I appreciate that this is perhaps one of the most contentious bits of legislation that we have to deal with in the wash-up, but I want to thank the Minister for the constructive approach that he has always adopted towards the business, and in particular for the way that he has engaged with the Justice Committee, which I have chaired, on a number of difficult issues over his time in post.

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