About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Andrew Griffith) represents you, and all of the people who live in Arundel and South Downs, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Department for Transport
• Department for International Trade
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Aviation: Coronavirus
• Motor Vehicles: Crime
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology: Public Appointments
• Trade Agreements: Japan
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (since 8 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) (13 Nov 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
• Member, Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 30 Nov 2022)
• Member, UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] Committee (16 Nov 2022 to 22 Nov 2022)
• The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (27 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
• Member, Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee (12 Oct 2022 to 3 Nov 2022)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury ( 7 Sep 2022 to 27 Oct 2022)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) ( 8 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Policy and Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit) ( 3 Feb 2022 to 8 Jul 2022)
• Member, Procedure Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 Jan 2021)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 19 Oct 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Nick Herbert
• Howard Flight

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• UK Infrastructure Bank Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Forensic Science Regulator and Biometrics Strategy Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• National Security and Investment Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Trade Bill Committee (6 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Small Modular Reactors 11 Oct 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on easing planning rules for SMR reactors.

• Written Answers — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Databases: Infrastructure 11 Oct 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on easing planning rules for data centres.

• Written Answers — Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Finance 11 Oct 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to his Department's publication entitled DSIT annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024, published on 12 September 2024, whether his Department plans to use the £599 million underspend.

More of Andrew Griffith’s recent appearances

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