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Robert Buckland is a former MP for South Swindon.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for South Swindon

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

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
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Special Educational Needs
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Schools: Swindon
• Burma

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Pet Abduction Bill Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government (19 Dec 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (28 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (28 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (28 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee ( 8 Nov 2022 to 28 Nov 2023)
• The Secretary of State for Wales ( 7 Jul 2022 to 25 Oct 2022)
• Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee ( 2 Nov 2021 to 3 Nov 2021)
• The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (24 Jul 2019 to 15 Sep 2021)
• 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)

• Pet Abduction Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 13)
• Immigration Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (11 out of 13)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• 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)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (9 out of 10)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Social Services: Finance 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of working-aged adults that receive adult social care that are (a) self-funded and (b) funded by their (i) local authority and (ii) Integrated Care Board.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Social Services 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of working-aged adults that have not received adult social care following an approach to their local authority in the last 12 months.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Japan: Military Alliances 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to improve defence cooperation with Japan in the Indo-Pacific.

More of Robert Buckland’s recent appearances