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Simon Baynes is a former MP for Clwyd South.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Clwyd South

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• Department for Education
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Plants: Imports
• Dementia: Music
• Question
• Coronavirus: Wales
• Economic Growth: North Wales

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Football Governance Bill Committee ( 8 May 2024 to 23 May 2024)
• Member, Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee ( 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024)
• Member, Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (21 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2024)
• Member, Media Bill Committee (29 Nov 2023 to 12 Dec 2023)
• Member, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (10 May 2023 to 18 May 2023)
• Member, Firearms Bill Committee ( 8 Mar 2023 to 15 Mar 2023)
• Member, Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 8 Mar 2023)
• Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee ( 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office) ( 8 Jul 2022 to 8 Sep 2022)
• Member, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee ( 2 Mar 2022 to 22 Mar 2022)
• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee ( 2 Feb 2022 to 9 Feb 2022)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (18 Jan 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2021 to 14 Nov 2021)
• Member, Subsidy Control Bill Committee (20 Oct 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
• Member, Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 27 Oct 2021)
• Member, Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee (30 Jun 2021 to 8 Jul 2021)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (20 May 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 9 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Susan Elan Jones
• Martyn Jones

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Media Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Football Governance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance No. 2 Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Firearms Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Subsidy Control Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Professional Qualifications Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Registers of Births and Deaths Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Security and Investment Bill Committee (12 out of 12)

Recent appearances

• Science, Innovation and Technology: Topical Questions 22 May 2024

  In recent years, Government policies led by the Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure have resulted in a big improvement in broadband and mobile connectivity on the Welsh borders, both in my constituency of Clwyd South and across the border in neighbouring North Shropshire, but there are still some poor areas of connectivity. Could the Minister outline what further steps she is taking...

• Prime Minister: Engagements 22 May 2024

  On the Welsh borders, we are incredibly proud of the Veterans’ Orthopaedic Centre at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in north Shropshire, which treats veterans not only locally, including from my constituency of Clwyd South, but from across Britain, as it is the largest hospital-based veterans service in the UK. Will the Prime Minister help resolve the centre’s...

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Energy Bills 21 May 2024

  What steps she is taking to help reduce energy prices for consumers.

More of Simon Baynes’s recent appearances