About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Gavin Williamson) represents you, and all of the people who live in Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge, 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 Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Also represented South Staffordshire

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @GavinWilliamson
• https://facebook.com/gavinforsouthstaffs

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Gavin Williamson campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Communities and Local Government
• Education
• Culture Media and Sport
• Department for Levelling Up
• Housing and Communities
• Railways: Edinburgh
• Railways: North of England
• Official Cars
• Mass Media
• Departmental Mobile Phones

Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister without Portfolio) (25 Oct 2022 to 8 Nov 2022)
• The Secretary of State for Education (24 Jul 2019 to 15 Sep 2021)
• The Secretary of State for Defence ( 2 Nov 2017 to 1 May 2019)
• Chief Whip (14 Jul 2016 to 2 Nov 2017)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 28 Nov 2011)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• European Union (Referendum) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 8 Jan 2025

  How many of the people involved have been held accountable, lost their job or had action taken against them?

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 8 Jan 2025

  There are two sides to the Bill. Indeed, it could easily have been two Bills, and it may have made for stronger legislation had it been dealt with as two Bills. I commend the Government on one aspect, which is children’s wellbeing, and so much that is part of the Bill is good and commendable. It is wonderful to see the building up of the work being done on the Staying Close programme, which...

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 8 Jan 2025

  The Bill removes academies’ ability to do more for teachers. The Ark academy trust, for example, pays its teachers an average of 2.5% more than every national pay point. Where academies have areas of specialism, they have used them as an opportunity to pay more and bring the best teachers in. As we progress through the Bill, clause 50 gives the schools adjudicator the power the set public...

More of Gavin Williamson’s recent appearances

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