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Mike Thornton is a former MP for Eastleigh.

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Former Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh

Entered the House of Commons on 1 March 2013 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Department of Health
• Department for Transport
• Education
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Radiotherapy
• Streptococcus
• Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Dangerous Dogs
• Oesophageal Cancer

Other offices held in the past

• Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee (29 Apr 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (27 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (25 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Christopher Huhne
• David Chidgey
• Stephen Milligan
• David Price

Future MPs in this constituency

• Mims Davies
• Paul Holmes
• Liz Jarvis

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• FINANCE BILL Committee (14 out of 16)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Mesothelioma Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Communities and Local Government: Planning Permission: Appeals 23 Feb 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many appeals against planning application refusals by local planning authorities have been (a) upheld and (b) dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate since 2010.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs: Licensing 4 Feb 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effect on mortality rates of the provisions of off-patent drugs outside their licensed indications in cases where research supports the use of those drugs.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Musculoskeletal Disorders 4 Feb 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further discussions his Department has had with (a) NHS England and (b) the Health and Social Care Information Centre on the inclusion of musculoskeletal conditions in the care.data programme.

More of Mike Thornton’s recent appearances