Charlie Maynard

Liberal Democrat MP for Witney

About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Charlie Maynard) represents you, and all of the people who live in Witney, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Liberal Democrat MP for Witney

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

Expenses

Topics of interest

  • Department for Environment
  • Food and Rural Affairs
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Water Companies
  • Thames Water
  • Thames Water: Insolvency
  • Vaccination

Currently held offices

  • Member, Business and Trade Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)
  • Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 14 Oct 2024)
  • Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 14 Oct 2024)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Recent appearances

  • Rail Connectivity: Oxfordshire 27 Nov 2024

    Just one small correction: from Oxford to Carterton North is £600 million only—we do not need to build out to Carterton West necessarily; that would just be a nice-to-have—and, of that, land value capture would allow something like £300 million. That is the broader scheme of it.
  • Rail Connectivity: Oxfordshire 27 Nov 2024

    I beg to move, That this House has considered railway connectivity between Witney, Carterton, Eynsham and Oxford. I am here to argue the case for bringing back the railway that connected Oxford, Eynsham, Witney and Carterton, but was torn up 50 years ago. That would cut journey times by 70%, connecting Oxford with Eynsham in roughly 11 minutes, with Witney in 16 minutes and with Carterton in...
  • Rail Connectivity: Oxfordshire 27 Nov 2024

    I very much concur. I want to quantify the housing and the scale of what is going on now. Since 2000, the population of Oxfordshire has increased by a quarter. In the 2018 local plan we were signed up for 16,000 homes over the period through to 2031, increasing our housing stock by a quarter in just 10 years. On top of that, as per the new national planning policy framework, there is a 62%...

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