About your Member of Parliament
Your MP (Jo Churchill) represents you, and all of the people who live in Bury St Edmunds,
at the UK Parliament in Westminster.
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Conservative MP for Bury St Edmunds
Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election
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Topics of interest
Jo Churchill campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Department of Health
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Education
- Department for Transport
- Department for Environment
- Food and Rural Affairs
- Cancer
- Personal Independence Payment
- Drugs: Licensing
- Small Businesses: Government Assistance
- Schools: Suffolk
Currently held offices
- The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (since 13 Nov 2023)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Committee of Selection (11 Oct 2022 to 21 Nov 2023)
- The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household ( 8 Sep 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
- Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee (22 Jun 2022 to 5 Jul 2022)
- Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee ( 9 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022)
- Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022)
- Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 8 Dec 2021)
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (16 Sep 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
- Member, Health and Care Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 19 Sep 2021)
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care (26 Jul 2019 to 16 Sep 2021)
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 9 Jan 2018 to 26 Jul 2019)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 31 Oct 2016)
- Member, Women and Equalities Committee ( 6 Jul 2015 to 23 Jan 2017)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Recent appearances
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Since the introduction of the benefit cap in April 2013 to November 2023 (the latest data available) an estimated £2.2 billion has been accrued in Housing Benefit (HB) and Universal Credit (UC) expenditure in Great Britain due to the benefit cap. Official statistics on the number and proportion of working-age households in receipt of UC and HB who are capped up to November 2023 are...
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Register of Members’ Interests
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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
House in Grantham, owned jointly with my husband: (i) and since 7 May 2015 (ii). (Registered 4 June 2015; updated 18 January 2016)
Until 15 February 2023, three flats in Grantham, owned jointly with my husband: (i) and, from 7 May 2015, (ii). (Registered 4 June 2015; updated 18 January 2016 and 27 June 2023)
8. Miscellaneous
Trustee of
SLS Pension Fund. (Registered 04 June 2015)
Directorship 50% of SLS Ltd (non-functioning). (Registered 04 June 2015)
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