Robert Buckland’s voting in Parliament

Robert Buckland is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Robert Buckland sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Robert Buckland voted against investigations into the Iraq war; most current Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016. Conservative, 20 votes, between 2003–2016

We have lots more plain English analysis of Robert Buckland’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Robert Buckland’s full vote analysis page for more.

Robert Buckland has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Justice: Judicial update 25 Feb 2021

  Consultations on judicial pensions I am today publishing the Government response to two consultation documents on judicial pensions which my department launched, and which I presented to this House, on 16 July 2020: (i) in Judicial pensions: proposed response to McCloud we outlined our proposals for addressing the unlawful age discrimination identified in the McCloud litigation in respect of...

• Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Justice: Statutory review of the “closed material procedure” provisions in the Justice and Security Act 2013 25 Feb 2021

  I am today announcing the establishment of the statutory review of the “closed material procedure” (CMP) provisions in the Justice and Security Act 2013 (the Act). The use of CMP is set out in sections 6 to 11 of the Act, about the disclosure of sensitive material in civil proceedings. In particular, section 6 of the Act empowers senior courts (the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and...

• Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Justice: Eleventh Annual Report of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism 4 Feb 2021

  The United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), which the UK ratified in December 2003, requires States Parties to establish a “National Preventive Mechanism” (NPM) to carry out visits to places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The...

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Profile

Conservative MP for South Swindon

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @RobertBuckland
• https://facebook.com/robertbucklandofficial

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Robert Buckland campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Justice
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Education
• Home Department
• Indonesia
• Special Educational Needs
• Iran
• Schools: Swindon
• Burma

Currently held offices

• The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (since 24 Jul 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (9 May 2019 to 24 Jul 2019)
• The Solicitor-General (15 Jul 2014 to 9 May 2019)
• Member, Justice Committee (10 Jun 2014 to 8 Sep 2014)
• Member, Committee on Standards: Standards Review Sub-Committee (10 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (11 Feb 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committee of Privileges (7 Jan 2013 to 11 Sep 2014)
• Member, Committee on Standards (7 Jan 2013 to 11 Sep 2014)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (12 Dec 2012 to 7 Jan 2013)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (6 Dec 2010 to 24 Nov 2014)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 8 Nov 2011)
• Member, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 11 Feb 2013)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 10 Mar 2014)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 10 Mar 2014)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Anne Snelgrove
• Julia Drown

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 13)
• Immigration Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (11 out of 13)
• Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (17 out of 19)
• Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)