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Profile

Conservative MP for Exmouth and Exeter East

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

Social Media

• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Defence
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Treasury
• Cabinet Office
• Home Office
• Laboratory for AI Security Research
• Defence: Technology
• Strategic Defence Review
• Defence: Procurement
• Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships

Currently held offices

• Member, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Committee (since 9 Jul 2025)
• Member, International Development Committee (since 21 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] Committee (19 Dec 2024 to 16 Jan 2025)
• Member, Armed Forces Commissioner Bill ( 4 Dec 2024 to 12 Dec 2024)
• Member, Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee (23 Oct 2024 to 31 Oct 2024)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Water (Special Measures) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Examination of Witness 15 Jul 2025

  Q Professor Maslin, thank you for being with us today. You talked powerfully about the international nature of this technology set. If a country or business is not going through a good time, that technology might not come through the supply chain. From a UK perspective, where are the main weaknesses with the international supply chain? As a follow-on, are any hostile states actively trying...

• Public Bill Committee: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Examination of Witness 15 Jul 2025

  Q Mr Maynard, thank you for being with us. In your role within the aviation policy group, have there been any conversations with colleagues from the Ministry of Defence about the Royal Air Force potentially using SAF and the international logistical challenges of getting SAF into the UK? You raised some concerns earlier on.

• Public Bill Committee: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Examination of Witness 15 Jul 2025

  Q It does. Do you see this developing in the private sector far faster than in military environments?

More of David Reed’s recent appearances

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