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Guy Opperman is a former MP for Hexham.

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Former Conservative MP for Hexham

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

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @GuyOpperman
• https://facebook.com/guyoppermanMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Guy Opperman campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Energy and Climate Change
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Justice
• Education
• Vocational Education: Hexham
• Biofuels
• Fuel Poverty
• Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
• Reoffenders

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (13 Nov 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (27 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
• Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 26 Oct 2022)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 8 Jul 2022 to 8 Sep 2022)
• Member, Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (26 Jan 2022 to 2 Feb 2022)
• Member, Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee ( 8 Jun 2021 to 15 Jun 2021)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (14 Jun 2017 to 7 Jul 2022)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (17 Jul 2016 to 14 Jun 2017)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (13 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Atkinson
• Alan Amos
• Geoffrey Rippon
• Rupert Speir
• Douglas Clifton Brown
• Victor Finney
• Douglas Clifton Brown
• Richard Holt
• Wentworth Beaumont
• Miles MacInnes
• Nathaniel Clayton
• Miles MacInnes

Future MPs in this constituency

• Joe Morris

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Prisons and Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Taxation of Pensions Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Immigration Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (8 out of 13)
• Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (6 out of 20)
• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Buses: Carbon Emissions 23 May 2024

  This Government has invested £410m into the Zero Emission Bus programmes since 2020, which has funded over 2,200 buses across England. The Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) 1 programme was launched in 2021 and awarded £270m funding to 16 local transport authorities (LTAs) in England (outside of London). ZEBs produced and sold in the UK are supported by a global supply chain; the...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Bus Services: Shropshire 23 May 2024

  Most bus services outside London are commercially operated. The Government recognises the importance of local bus services to helping communities stay connected and has announced over £4.5 billion to support and improve bus services since 2020. This includes over £2 billion to help local authorities deliver their Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) and make bus services more frequent,...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Bus Services: Homelessness 23 May 2024

  The Department for Transport has made no such assessment. The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six, and was set up primarily to help older and disabled people. ENCTS costs around £1 billion annually and any changes to the minimum statutory scheme would...

More of Guy Opperman’s recent appearances