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Derek Thomas is a former MP for St Ives.

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Former Conservative MP for St Ives

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

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @DerekThomasMP
• https://facebook.com/derekthomas.org

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Derek Thomas campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health
• Department for Education
• Treasury
• Brain: Tumours
• Heart Diseases: Medical Treatments
• Non-native Species
• Dental Services: Cornwall
• Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (11 Dec 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Committee (14 Jun 2023 to 19 Jun 2023)
• Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (13 May 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (26 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (20 Feb 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Andrew George
• David Harris
• John Nott
• Grenville Howard
• Nevil Beechman
• Walter Runciman
• Hilda Runciman
• John Hawke
• Clifford Cory
• John Hawke
• Clifford Cory
• Edward Hain
• Thomas Bolitho
• John St.Aubyn
• John St Aubyn
• John St.Aubyn
• John St Aubyn
• Charles Ross
• Charles Praed
• Charles Reed
• Charles Praed
• Edward Davenport
• Charles Magniac
• Henry Paull
• William Powlett
• Robert Laffan
• William Powlett
• William Praed
• James Halse
• James Halse
• James Halse
• James Halse
• James Halse
• James Halse
• William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
• James Morrison
• William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
• Charles Arbuthnot
• James Halse
• Charles Arbuthnot
• James Halse
• Christopher Hawkins
• Lyndon Graham
• Christopher Hawkins
• Lyndon Graham
• Walter Stirling
• Samuel Stephens
• Walter Stirling
• William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley
• Samuel Stephens
• Walter Stirling
• Francis Horner
• Samuel Stephens
• Francis Horner
• Samuel Stephens
• Jonathan Raine
• William Praed
• Jonathan Raine
• William Praed

Future MPs in this constituency

• Andrew George

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Electronic Trade Documents Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: NHS Learning Support Fund 24 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled NHS Financial Support for Health Students (Fourth Edition): NHS Learning Support Fund, published on 29 June 2020, how many regional incentive payments were made to eligible students in areas where there is a workforce shortage in each of the last four years; and whether these payments are still...

• Written Answers — Home Office: Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 22 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to bring forward the Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill.

More of Derek Thomas’s recent appearances