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Profile

Liberal Democrat MP for Honiton and Sidmouth

Entered the House of Commons on 24 June 2022 — Byelection

Also represented Tiverton and Honiton

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Defence
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Levelling Up
• Housing and Communities
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Transport
• Water Companies: Fines
• Crime Prevention: Rural Areas
• Project Gigabit: Voucher Schemes
• Bus Services: Rural Areas
• Insulin

Currently held offices

• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence) (since 11 Jul 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee ( 1 May 2024 to 8 May 2024)
• Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 23 Jan 2023)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Ukraine 10 Sep 2024

  On behalf of the Liberal Democrats, I wish to add to the tributes that others have paid to Lieutenant Rhodri Leyshon. He served with the Commando Helicopter Force in 846 Naval Air Squadron at Yeovilton. The Royal Navy said that Rhodri was one of their “most trusted and highly capable aircraft captains and instructors”. Our thoughts are with his family. I am reminded of the saying “train...

• Sanctions: Syria 9 Sep 2024

  I echo what we have heard about the effect that this dreadful war has had on the people of Syria. We understand that 300,000 civilians have been killed since the war broke out in 2011, and more than 13 million people have been displaced internally or have had to leave Syria as refugees. We have been talking this afternoon about sanctions and about how we might tighten the noose on trade and...

• Sanctions: Russia 9 Sep 2024

  Given that this change to the law seeks to tighten economic and trade restrictions on Russia, the Liberal Democrats support this statutory instrument, which has been carried on from the work of the previous Government. However, if we step back from the detail of what this SI seeks to do, it is worth looking at some of the context in which it has been tabled. Proceeds from oil and gas sales...

More of Richard Foord’s recent appearances