About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Chris Coghlan) represents you, and all of the people who live in Dorking and Horley, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education
• Department for Transport
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Railways: Fares
• Housing: Construction
• Local Government: Reorganisation
• Special Educational Needs: Surrey
• Coronavirus: Disease Control

Currently held offices

• Member, Treasury Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] Committee ( 5 Feb 2025 to 11 Feb 2025)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Special Educational Needs 9 Apr 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the accuracy of the education, health and care plan issuance process.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Pharmacy: Closures 8 Apr 2025

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of independent pharmacy closures on (a) local GP capacity, (b) hospital capacity, (c) the healthcare needs of the local community and (d) local pharmacists in need of employment.

• Spring Statement 26 Mar 2025

  I declare an interest as an alumnus of London Business School. The Chancellor will recall that in November, when she came to the Treasury Committee, I asked her to look at a London Business School paper on using specific public R&D on defence spending to boost economic growth. I was delighted to hear that the Treasury did evaluate that paper by Professor Paolo Surico as part of the spring...

More of Chris Coghlan’s recent appearances

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