About your Member of Parliament

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Profile

Liberal Democrat MP for Wimbledon

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

Social Media

• @paulkohlersw19.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Transport
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Treasury
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Railway Stations: Access
• Cycleways and Rights of Way: Construction
• Roads: Public Lavatories
• Reparation by Offenders
• Cars: Insurance

Currently held offices

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 28 Oct 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport) (since 18 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Committee (22 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Stephen Hammond
• Roger Casale
• Charles Goodson-Wickes
• Michael Havers
• Cyril Black
• Arthur Palmer
• John Power
• Joseph Hood
• Stuart Coats
• Henry Chaplin
• Charles Hambro
• Henry Bonsor

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Point of Order: Road Safety and Active Travel to School 22 Apr 2025

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) on securing the debate. His opening speech was thoughtful, and the speeches of so many Members from across the House were heartfelt and often heart-rending. As Members from across the House have made clear, children across the country should feel safe...

• Point of Order: Road Safety and Active Travel to School 22 Apr 2025

  My hon. Friend is absolutely right that we must be proactive, and not reactive to death. We must anticipate accidents and do something before they happen. The strategy must prioritise children and active travel, and draw lessons from past successes, including the road safety plan of the year 2000, which had a transformative impact and helped halve fatalities in just a decade. The lack of...

• Point of Order: Road Safety and Active Travel to School 22 Apr 2025

  I totally agree: that is exactly the type of thing that we must prioritise. Yes, money is tight, but we must spend it where it will be most effective. We must integrate active travel infrastructure with public transport and key community sites, including schools. As my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage and others made clear, it is key that we improve cycle training for everyone,...

More of Paul Kohler’s recent appearances

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