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Paul Masterton

Former Conservative MP for East Renfrewshire

@PM4EastRen https://facebook.com/Masterton4EastRen

As a result of COVID-19, some MPs were less able to vote in Parliament in certain periods, and this will be reflected by absences in their voting record.

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11th May to 2nd June 2020

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2nd to 9th June 2020

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10th June 2020 onwards

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Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: National Lottery: Finance 31 Oct 2019

    To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the equity of the distribution of National Lottery funding throughout the UK.

  • Checks on Goods: Northern Ireland and Great Britain 24 Oct 2019

    The UK Government have an unequivocal obligation to ensure unfettered access for Northern Ireland into the GB market. It is not good enough to say, “We will wait six months until the Joint Committee to try to sort this out,” because the trust is not there. There is nothing to stop the UK Government setting out now how they intend to achieve unfettered access, both through the future...

  • The National Health Service 23 Oct 2019

    My right hon. Friend will be aware of a number of women throughout the country, including Elaine Holmes in East Renfrewshire, whose lives have been ruined by vaginal mesh. One of the big problems they have had has been the poor response by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to patient concerns about device licensing. Will the Bill that he is talking about give us an...

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for East Renfrewshire

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Social Media

Expenses

Topics of interest

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Department for Business
  • Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Treasury
  • Department for International Development
  • Pensions: Advisory Services
  • Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
  • Hezbollah
  • Antisemitism
  • Israel: Palestinians

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (1 Apr 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 22 Oct 2018)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Future MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 5 Nov 2019.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association
Address of donor: National Tennis Centre, 100 Priory Lane, London SW15 5JQ

Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Wimbledon Championships on 11 July 2019, value £320

Date received: 11 July 2019

Date accepted: 11 July 2019

Donor status: company, registration 07459469

(Registered 15 July 2019)
8. Miscellaneous
Non-practising solicitor. (Registered 28 June 2017)

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