Members Of Parliament in Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire - The Oxford Times

MPs: Tony Baldry MP; Keith Taylor MEP;

Banbury (House of Commons)

Sir Tony Baldry MP (Conservative)

Surgery: Alexandra House
Church Passage
Banbury
OX16 5JZ

Surgery Tel: 01295 673873

MP Since - 1983 Majority - 18,227 Born - 10/07/1950, remarried, 1 son, 1 daughter
Education - Leighton Park School, Reading, Sussex University.
Previous Occupation - Called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn (1975), Practising Barrister (Oxford & Midlands Circuit). Publishing House Director. Chairman 3DM Europe Ltd. Non-Executive Chairman Carbon Registry Services. Non-Executive Director Transense Technology plc. Deputy Chairman Eden Research plc. Executive Partner Diamond Film Partnership.
Personal Overview - Likely to be a moderate and fairly Euro enthusiastic member of the Conservative Party. He was a member of the Government between 1990 and 1997 known to his Civil Servants as Baldrick. A triple ballot support for Ken Clarke in 1997 helped to preclude the possibility of placement in the Hague Opposition Shadow team. He has a wide range of interests, particularly in Trade & Industry issues where he is a member of the relevant Select Committee. Regarded as a moderate Wet in the Party his education was at Leighton Park School, the Quaker public school. Within Parliament, was prepared to rebel against the party line over the 2003 Iraq War, supporting a motion that the case for war had not been established. He has also been involved in a a number of All Party Groups, including having chaired the Lighting Group and been a Vice Chairman of the Overseas Development Group. His interest in overseas issues is further highlighted by his having been on the Council of the Overseas Development Institute and Chatham House and a Governor of the Commonwealth Institute. After missing out on a Government role in the post election reshuffle, he was appointed as a consolation in June 2010 to the role of Second Church Estates Commissioner.

Political History - PA to Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher MP (1974 General Election). MP Banbury (1983-). PPS Lynda Chalker (1985-87) as Minister of State at the Foreign Office, John Wakeham (1987-90) as Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House, Lord President of the Council, and Secretary of State for Energy. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy (1990), Department of Environment (1990-94), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (1994-95), Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture (1995-97). Former Joint Vice Chairman of the Conservative International Development Committee. Chair of the Conservative Parliamentary Mainstream Group (1997-2001). Former Joint Vice-Chairman, Overseas Development All Party Group. Former Vice Chairman of the Conservative Trade & Industry Committee. Member of the Trade & Industry Select Committee (1997-2001), Chairman International Development Select Committee (2001-2005), Standards & Privileges Select Committee (2001). Member of the Liaison Select Committee (2001-05). Second Church Estates Commissioner - Representing Church Commissioners (2010-).

Characteristics - Knighted (2012). Has Government experience, and is a member of a number of Parliamentary Groups including the left leaning Tory Reform Group and Bow Group. Member of the United Grand Lodge of Freemasons of England. Member of the Church of England.

Business Tel: 020 7219 4491

Email: tony.baldry.mp@parliament.uk

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Interests: Agriculture,European Issues,Overseas Development,General Trade & Industry,Family Issues,Housing,Energy,Law & Order,Employment,Youth Issues

Commitee membership

• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development (Member)
• Architecture and Planning (Associate Group) (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Brain Tumours (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Excellence in the Built Environment (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Carers (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Chronic Pain (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Citizens Advice (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Civil Society and Volunteering (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Issues (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Connecting Communities (Member)
• Corporate Responsibility Group (Associate Group) (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption (Secretary)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dalits (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Debt and Personal Finance (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (Member)
• Food and Health Group (Associate Group) (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Education for All (Member)
• Gurkha Welfare Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Lighting Group (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Medical Research (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Combating Metal Theft (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pancreatic Cancer (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Parkinson's Disease (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Policing (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Print Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Reserve Forces and Cadets (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Scientific Research in Learning and Education (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Scotch Whisky and Spirits Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Scout Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Tourism (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Specialist Security (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Steel and Metal Related Industry (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Waterways (Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Wood Panel Industry (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Youth Hostelling Group (Member)
• British-Bulgarian Group (Member)
• Central Asia Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary China Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cuba (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary British-German Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Ghana Group (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran (Member)
• All-Party British-Italian Parliamentary Group (Chairman)
• British Kazakhstan Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Kosovo Group (Chairman)
• British Kyrgystan Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary British-Latin America Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Malaysia (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Britain-Nepal Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary British-Norwegian Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Somaliland and Somalia (Chairman)
• British-South Africa Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sri Lanka (Member)
• Republic of Sudan and South Sudan (Associate Group) (Vice Chairman)
• British Tajikistan Group (Member)
• British TurkmenistanAll-Party Parliamentary Group (Member)
• British-Uzbekistan Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Western Sahara (Member)
• Zambia and Malawi Group (Member)

South East (European Parliament)

Mr Keith Taylor MEP (Green)

MEP Since - 2010 Born - 01/08/1953. Partner (Lizzie).
Education - N/a.
Previous Occupation - Worked in sales (1972-1980). Self-employed/Co-Director of a local business (1980-1999). Regional Liaison Officer for Caroline Lucas MEP (2002-2007).

Personal Overview - Replaced the outgoing Caroline Lucas here in June 2010 after she was successful in her bid to become the Green party's first MP at Westminster. He is an experienced Councillor, having led the Green Group in Brighton for a number of years. He has also shown an interest in foreign affairs issues, as a Councillor was active in campaigning to secure the release of Brighton resident Omar Degayes from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He has also been involved in High Court action supporting families with Autistic children. Within the party, he has been a spokesperson on planning and regeneration as well as a Principal Speaker at the time when the party had not adopted a single leader. He has also been involved in policy development with the party election manifesto. Locally, he he is likely to have gained a good knowledge of his electoral region through his work for his predecessor.

Political History - Councillor, Brighton and Hove City Council (1999-2010). Green Group Leader (2001-08). Chair, Association of Green Councillors (2001-2002). Principal Speaker for the Green Party of England & Wales (2004-2006). Regeneration Spokesperson (2008-10). MEP South East Region (2010-). Member of the Afghanistan Delegation (2010-), Substitute member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (2010-) and the Iran Delegation (2010-). Member of the International Trade Committee (2010-) and the Transport and Tourism Committee (2010-). Substitute member of the Petitions Committee (2010-).

Other Information - Has been a Vice President of the UK’s Local Government Association Group in the European Parliament. Former representative for Brighton and Hove on the UN Peace Messenger City project and a City representative to the Local Government Association.

Intergroups - Member of the LGBT Rights Group.

Business Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45153

Email: keith.taylor@europarl.europa.eu

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Interests: Environment,Economic Regeneration,Womans Issues,Regional Policy,Conservation

Commitee membership

• Petitions (Substitute)
• Transport & Tourism (Member)
• International Trade (Member)

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