Damian Hinds

Minister of State (Education)

Conservative MP for East Hampshire

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Damian Hinds’s voting in Parliament

Damian Hinds 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

  • Relationships Education: LGBT Content — [Peter Dowd in the Chair] 18 Mar 2024

    It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Dowd—in my case, for the first time—and a pleasure to be here for this well-attended debate in Westminster Hall. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for opening the petition debate on whether lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender content should be included in relationships education in...
  • Relationships Education: LGBT Content — [Peter Dowd in the Chair] 18 Mar 2024

    It has, and later in my remarks I will come on to this very matter. As I was saying, the statutory guidance is clear that it is for schools to decide the point in their pupils’ education at which it is appropriate to cover matters related to LGBT.
  • Relationships Education: LGBT Content — [Peter Dowd in the Chair] 18 Mar 2024

    I recognise that there are questions around training. In truth, it is also the case that we cannot just say, “If only there was more training then none of these issues would arise.” That is just not the case. It is something that one looks at, and I recognise the issue, and the related issues around materials and their quality. I will touch on both of those later. The RHSE statutory...

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Conservative MP for East Hampshire

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

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Topics of interest

Damian Hinds campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Education
  • Business
  • Innovation and Skills
  • Treasury
  • Department for Transport
  • Department for Education
  • Gcse
  • Higher Education: Admissions
  • A3: Hampshire
  • Departmental Internet
  • Education: Assessments

Currently held offices

  • Minister of State (Education) (since 13 Nov 2023)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee ( 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023)
  • The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (27 Oct 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
  • Member, National Security Bill Committee (29 Jun 2022 to 11 Jul 2022)
  • Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (13 Aug 2021 to 7 Jul 2022)
  • Member, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation (10 Mar 2020 to 19 Oct 2021)
  • Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 19 Oct 2021)
  • The Secretary of State for Education ( 8 Jan 2018 to 24 Jul 2019)
  • The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (15 Jul 2016 to 8 Jan 2018)
  • The Exchequer Secretary ( 8 May 2015 to 15 Jul 2016)
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Education Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 5 Nov 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

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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
From January 2019, rental income from annex to residential property in Hampshire: (ii). (Registered 07 March 2019)

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