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Michelle Donelan is a former MP for Chippenham.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Chippenham

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @michelledonelan
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Michelle Donelan campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Transport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Home Office
• Fracking
• Refugees: Children
• Electric Vehicles
• Colorectal Cancer
• Obesity: Children

Other offices held in the past

• The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (20 Jul 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
• Minister on Leave (Secretary of State) (28 Apr 2023 to 20 Jul 2023)
• The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology ( 7 Feb 2023 to 28 Apr 2023)
• The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ( 6 Sep 2022 to 7 Feb 2023)
• The Secretary of State for Education ( 5 Jul 2022 to 7 Jul 2022)
• Minister of State (Department for Education) (Higher and Further Education) (15 Sep 2021 to 5 Jul 2022)
• Member, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 22 Sep 2021)
• Minister of State (Education) (13 Feb 2020 to 15 Sep 2021)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education ( 4 Sep 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (29 Jul 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• Assistant Whip (26 Jul 2018 to 29 Jul 2019)
• Member, Education Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 22 Oct 2018)
• Member, Petitions Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee (25 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Duncan Hames
• Richard Needham
• Daniel Awdry
• David Eccles
• Victor Cazalet
• Alfred Bonwick
• George Terrell
• John Dickson-Poynder
• Henry Brudenell-Bruce
• Bannister Fletcher
• Gabriel Goldney
• John Neeld
• Richard Long
• William Lysley
• Henry Boldero
• Robert Nisbet
• Joseph Neeld
• Henry Boldero
• Joseph Neeld
• Henry Boldero
• Joseph Neeld
• Henry Boldero
• Joseph Neeld
• Henry Boldero
• Joseph Neeld
• William Talbot
• Henry Boldero
• Philip Pusey
• Frederick Gye
• Ebenezer Maitland
• Frederick Gye
• Ebenezer Maitland
• William Madocks
• John Grossett
• William Madocks
• John Grossett
• William Churchill
• Charles Brooke
• John Maitland
• Robert Peel
• Charles Brooke
• James Dawkins
• John Maitland
• James Dawkins
• John Maitland
• James Dawkins
• John Maitland
• James Dawkins
• John Maitland
• Charles Brooke
• James Dawkins

Future MPs in this constituency

• Sarah Gibson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Ivory Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Financial Guidance and Claims Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Technical and Further Education Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Homelessness Reduction Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Childcare Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (10 out of 10)

Recent appearances

• Science, Innovation and Technology: AI: Regulation 17 Apr 2024

  In our White Paper on AI regulation we set out our ambitious pro-regulation, pro-innovation framework, outlining five cross-sectoral principles to be applied by existing regulators. In February we published our response, setting out how we are supporting regulators to deliver the framework and strengthen our global AI leadership. That includes new funding and guidance for our regulators, and...

• Science, Innovation and Technology: AI: Regulation 17 Apr 2024

  Mr Speaker, this is absolute tosh. We have led the world when it comes to AI safety. We have set up a long-term process in the AI Safety Summit, and the next one will be in Seoul in just a few weeks. We have also set up the world’s first AI Safety Institute, which is testing both pre and post deployment. We have also been clear: we will not rush to legislate. We will grip the risks and...

• Science, Innovation and Technology: AI: Regulation 17 Apr 2024

  We want to garnish the opportunities of AI for the British public, which include the comple- mentary aspect that it can pose for jobs, especially in teaching and medicine, by taking away some of the admin and bureaucracy. We are also very realistic that technology always changes labour market needs. In 1940, 60% of the jobs we now have did not exist. That is why we have undergone a revolution...

More of Michelle Donelan’s recent appearances