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Chris Clarkson is a former MP for Heywood and Middleton.

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Former Conservative MP for Heywood and Middleton

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

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

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Transport
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for International Development
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• High Speed 2 Railway Line: North West
• Question
• High Speed 2 Railway Line: Job Creation
• Defence: Space Technology

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee ( 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024)
• Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee (17 May 2023 to 29 Jun 2023)
• Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill ( 8 Mar 2023 to 15 Mar 2023)
• Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 13 Dec 2022)
• Member, Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 30 Nov 2022)
• Member, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 26 Oct 2022)
• Member, Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Committee (10 Oct 2022 to 18 Oct 2022)
• Member, Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2022 to 11 Oct 2022)
• Member, British Sign Language Bill Committee ( 9 Feb 2022 to 23 Feb 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 25 Jan 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 14 Dec 2021)
• Member, Elections Bill Committee (15 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
• Member, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (12 May 2021 to 24 Jun 2021)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 30 May 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Liz McInnes
• Jim Dobbin
• James Callaghan

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Elections Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• British Sign Language Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Charities Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Forensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
• Parliamentary Constituencies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Topical Questions 21 May 2024

  My constituency is home to Scout Moor, one of the largest onshore wind farms in Europe, but the north-west also has amazing potential for offshore wind; an example is the Morgan and Morecambe development off the coast of Lancashire. Such projects require huge amounts of infrastructure to be realised. Notwithstanding the reassurances that my right hon. Friend has already given, will she ensure...

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Question 21 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she has taken to increase energy security.

• Work and Pensions: Topical Questions 13 May 2024

  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

More of Chris Clarkson’s recent appearances