Mark Harper

The Secretary of State for Transport

Conservative MP for Forest of Dean

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Recent appearances

  • Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Transport: Transport update 6 Mar 2024

    National road and rail networks provide critical long-distance links between places, offering fast and reliable journey times and enabling connectivity between people and communities. This government is committed to investing in our transport links – like our historic £8.5 billion investment into road resurfacing, part of our £36 billion plan to reinvest money that would have been spent...
  • Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords] 5 Mar 2024

    I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. As hon. Members know, most journeys take place on our roads. About 86% are made by cars, taxis and vans, but in the over 100 years since the invention of the car, despite our vehicles becoming better, safer and now cleaner, one aspect of driving has remained constant: the driver has always controlled the vehicle. In future, things may be...
  • Automated Vehicles Bill [Lords] 5 Mar 2024

    If the hon. Gentleman will allow me to make a little progress, I will speak about how one centrepiece of the Bill and of our approach is the safety not just of the automated vehicle and its occupants but of other road users, particularly vulnerable road users. I will come on to that point; if the hon. Gentleman does not feel that I have covered it, he should feel free to intervene again. We...

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Conservative MP for Forest of Dean

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

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Topics of interest

Mark Harper campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Defence
  • Work and Pensions
  • Health
  • Home Department
  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs
  • Afghanistan
  • Departmental Written Questions
  • Departmental Disabled Staff
  • Members: Correspondence
  • Departmental ICT

Currently held offices

  • The Secretary of State for Transport (since 25 Oct 2022)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Speaker's Conference Committee (19 Oct 2022 to 25 Oct 2022)
  • Chief Whip ( 8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
  • Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Disabled People) (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
  • Member, Administration Committee (10 Mar 2014 to 1 Dec 2014)
  • The Minister for Immigration ( 6 Sep 2012 to 8 Feb 2014)
  • The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
  • Member, Work and Pensions Committee (29 Jun 2009 to 23 Nov 2009)
  • Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 3 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
  • Shadow Minister (Defence) ( 8 Dec 2005 to 1 Apr 2007)
  • Member, Administration Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 Nov 2006)

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Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Carlton Club
Address of donor: 69 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1PJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Whilst Conservative Chief Whip in the House of Commons, I accepted honorary membership for life (value provided is that in 2024), value £760
Date received: 1 July 2015
Date accepted: 1 July 2015
Donor status: company, registration 00573221
(Registered 06 August 2015; updated 22 February 2024)
8. Miscellaneous
Self-employed chartered accountant (non-practising).

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