About Victoria Atkins

Victoria Atkins represents the people who live in Louth and Horncastle, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Louth and Horncastle

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @vmatkins
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 5 Nov 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care ( 8 Jul 2024 to 5 Nov 2024)
• Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (13 Nov 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (27 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
• Minister for Afghan resettlement (17 Sep 2021 to 8 Mar 2022)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (16 Sep 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
• Minister for Women (16 Jan 2018 to 13 Feb 2020)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department ( 9 Nov 2017 to 16 Sep 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Tapsell

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance No. 2 Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Offensive Weapons Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Criminal Finances Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 13)