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Profile

Conservative MP for Melton and Syston

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

Also represented Charnwood

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Edward Argar campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for International Development
• Department for Transport
• Department for Education
• Prisoners' Release: Housing
• Prisoners' Release
• NHS England: Managers
• NHS England: Staff
• NHS England

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (since 5 Nov 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Justice ( 8 Jul 2024 to 4 Nov 2024)
• Member, Prison Media Bill Committee (15 May 2024 to 22 May 2024)
• Member, Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill Committee ( 8 May 2024 to 15 May 2024)
• Member, Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee (24 Apr 2024 to 1 May 2024)
• Member, Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (27 Oct 2022 to 5 Jul 2024)
• The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (14 Oct 2022 to 27 Oct 2022)
• Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Attends Cabinet) ( 6 Sep 2022 to 14 Oct 2022)
• Paymaster General ( 6 Sep 2022 to 14 Oct 2022)
• Member, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (20 Jul 2022 to 6 Sep 2022)
• Member, Health and Care Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 2 Nov 2021)
• Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (10 Sep 2019 to 6 Jul 2022)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (14 Jun 2018 to 10 Sep 2019)
• Member, Procedure Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 21 Nov 2016)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Prison Media Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Victims and Prisoners Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Health and Care Bill Committee (21 out of 22)
• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Technical and Further Education Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)

Recent appearances

• Mental Health Bill [Lords] 19 May 2025

  I thank the Secretary of State for bringing the Bill before Parliament. The last update to the Mental Health Act, in 2007, took eight years following the Richardson review, and this Bill has been a similarly long time in the making, so I welcome the speed with which he has moved on it since taking office. Although we may tussle on occasion, as I have said since the election, we on the...

• Mental Health Bill [Lords] 19 May 2025

  The previous Government published a draft Mental Health Bill based on the recommendations in the report, giving others the opportunity to have their say. The draft Bill was subject to pre-legislative scrutiny by a Joint Committee of Parliament, allowing Members of both Houses to thoroughly review it and make recommendations before the final version was introduced. Given the importance of this...

• Mental Health Bill [Lords] 19 May 2025

  The hon. Gentleman is right to highlight both the costs and the investment that is needed, but the cost does not detract from the importance of and need for the measures set out in the legislation. He points out that as a proportion of overall health spending, mental health spending has fallen slightly in the latest figures. I hope that the Minister in his wind-up will address how the...

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