Peter Bottomley

Father of the House of Commons

Conservative MP for Worthing West

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Peter Bottomley’s voting in Parliament

Peter Bottomley is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

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Recent appearances

  • Extremism Definition and Community Engagement 14 Mar 2024

    I am glad to follow both Front Benchers, who have given a lead to the House. It is interesting to consider whether it would have been right 90 years ago to identify as a threat Oswald Mosley’s approach, as well as the people who marched through the streets to intimidate others. More recently, when Kathleen Stock was at the University of Sussex, the students’ union and many others called...
  • Business of the House 14 Mar 2024

    It is good to hear inclusive politics. May I ask the Leader of the House whether, following consultations, there might be a statement before or after Easter on inclusivity in Parliament? We rightly want to embrace and value difference and diversity, whether of a person’s race, gender, other characteristics, background or experience. The word that is missing is “sex”. Over the last five...
  • Income Tax (Charge) 6 Mar 2024

    It is interesting to follow the hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (Drew Hendry). I was waiting to hear how the experiment with higher taxation is going. I invite the SNP to publish the figures showing how many of the top 10 philanthropists in Scotland five years ago are still paying tax in Scotland, and how the top 10 individual taxpayers in Scotland five years ago...

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Conservative MP for Worthing West

Entered the House of Commons on 26 June 1975 — unknown

Also represented Eltham; Greenwich Woolwich West

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Topics of interest

Peter Bottomley campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Health
  • Home Department
  • Department for Levelling Up
  • Housing and Communities
  • Treasury
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
  • Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
  • Krishna Maharaj
  • Gurpal Virdi
  • Aditya Agrawal

Currently held offices

  • Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since 4 Mar 2020)
  • Father of the House of Commons (since 17 Dec 2019)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 30 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
  • Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee (29 Apr 2014 to 22 Feb 2016)
  • Member, Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee) (24 Mar 2011 to 12 Oct 2011)
  • Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (26 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 6 Jul 2005 to 8 Apr 2010)
  • Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (28 Jan 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
  • Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Jan 2002 to 5 May 2005)
  • Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) (17 Oct 2001 to 6 May 2010)
  • Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (25 Jun 1997 to 4 Mar 2002)
  • Member, Transport Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 21 Mar 1997)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) ( 4 Jul 1989 to 28 Jul 1990)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (23 Jan 1986 to 24 Jul 1989)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment) (11 Sep 1984 to 23 Jan 1986)
  • Member, Overseas Development Committee ( 1 Nov 1978 to 4 Apr 1979)
  • Member, Violence in the Family Committee ( 8 Mar 1976 to 25 May 1977)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
Flat in Worthing: (i). (Registered 04 June 2015)
Cottage in Waverley: (i). (Registered 04 June 2015)
House in London: (i). (Registered 04 June 2015)
From 29 July 2022, a residential property in London: (i) and, from 1 October 2022, (ii). (Registered 12 September 2022; updated 06 October 2022)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Grosvenor House (Worthing) Ltd, management of residential property. The company holds the freehold of six flats. (Registered 03 December 2018)
7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
Streetbook Ltd; an internet community communications company. (Updated 4 June 2015)
From 6 December 2022, HIRO Capital; a company investing in games development. (Registered 09 January 2023)
8. Miscellaneous
Unpaid director of Grosvenor House (Worthing) Ltd, a company which holds the freehold of six flats. (Registered 06 November 2018)
Chairman of Trustees for the Revd Dr Busby’s Trustees (Willen) Main Charity Ltd, which supports clergy and their families in two dioceses. (Registered 03 December 2018)
From 31 July 2019, Emeritus Assistant of the Drapers Company. Trustee for its staff pension scheme. (Registered 03 December 2018; updated 22 September 2022)
Unpaid director of PbandvbLtd; no activity since incorporation on 11 January 2012. (Registered 03 December 2018)

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