About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Alec Shelbrooke) represents you, and all of the people who live in Wetherby and Easingwold, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Wetherby and Easingwold

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

Also represented Elmet and Rothwell

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @AlecShelbrooke
• https://facebook.com/alec.shelbrooke

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Alec Shelbrooke campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Treasury
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Education
• A167 (M) and Tyne Bridge: Newcastle upon Tyne
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
• Minimum Wage: Work Experience
• Personal Independence Payment

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Transport) (since 19 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (20 Mar 2024 to 17 Apr 2024)
• Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee (17 May 2023 to 29 Jun 2023)
• Member, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 22 Nov 2022)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence ( 7 Sep 2022 to 26 Oct 2022)
• Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (22 Jun 2022 to 7 Jul 2022)
• Member, Elections Bill Committee (15 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (15 Jul 2015 to 7 Nov 2016)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (23 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (10 Dec 2013 to 14 May 2014)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Energy Bill Committee (11 out of 18)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• UK Infrastructure Bank Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Elections Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
• Parliamentary Constituencies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)

Recent appearances

• Independent Schools: VAT and Business Rates Exemptions — [Dame Caroline Dinenage in the Chair] 8 Oct 2024

  This will clearly be open to legal challenge, which stands very little chance of being in the courts within the next three months. As it gets held up, will this policy not cause mass disruption by being introduced in the middle of the academic year?

• Independent Schools: VAT and Business Rates Exemptions — [Dame Caroline Dinenage in the Chair] 8 Oct 2024

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. The Government are about to realise the reality of governance over manifesto ideology. Fundamentally, this policy will remove the ability of people to send their children to local primary schools as places get filled by those who currently can just about afford to use private schools. As there is limited time, I have a series...

• Anniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle East 7 Oct 2024

  Today we mark that terrible anniversary of the biggest slaughter of Jews since the second world war. We must also note that since that day, more than 60,000 Israelis have been displaced in northern Israel by the actions of Hezbollah. The Israeli Government have had no choice but to mobilise the Israel Defence Forces, and any Israeli citizen can have to be involved in that. I am proud of the...

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