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Buckland was one of 296 MPs who voted against an investigation into hunger and increased foodbank use in the UK in December 2013<ref>http://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/12/19/the-296-mps-who-voted-against-investigating-food-banks-use-and-uk-hunger-the-list/</ref>. |
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Robert Buckland MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for South Swindon | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Snelgrove |
| Majority | 3,544 (7.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1968 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Sian |
| Alma mater | Inns of Court School of Law, University of Durham |
| Occupation | Barrister, Crown Court Recorder |
| Website | www |
Robert James Buckland[1] (born 22 September 1968)[2] is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Swindon South, having won the seat from the Labour Party at the 2010 general election.
Biography
Robert Buckland was born in Llanelli in 1968, and was educated at St Michael's School Llanelli, Hatfield College, Durham, where he became Secretary of the Junior Common Room and President of the Union Society. He graduated in Law in 1990. He was a member of Dyfed County Council from 1993 to 1996. Buckland became the Conservative Candidate for South Swindon in 2004, but he lost to Anne Snelgrove in the 2005 General Election, who won by a narrow majority of 1,353 votes
Islwyn by-election, 1995
He stood for the Conservatives in this by-election, losing his deposit.
2005 general election
In 2005, Buckland was selected at the prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Swindon South, replacing former MP Simon Coombs Conservative candidate for Swindon South for the 2005 general election.Following the decision not to stand for re-election of the popular sitting Labour MP, Julia Drown. Buckland lost to the new Labour candidate from the centrally driven Women only shortlist, Anne Snelgrove, who achieved 17,534 votes to his 16,181.
2010 general election
In the 2010 general election, Buckland won the South Swindon seat with a majority of 3,544 seats, a swing of 5.51% to the Conservatives, defeating the incumbent MP Anne Snelgrove. In total, he won 19,687 votes, (41.8% of the total). Snelgrove only acquired 16,143 votes, losing 5.9% of previous Labour support to the Conservatives.
Parliament
In 2010, Buckland was elected, to the Justice Select Committee. 2012, Buckland along with fellow Tory MP Stuart Andrew, called for prisoners' mobile phones to be destroyed or sold in order to raise money for victims charities. Saying that mobiles in prison were a "menace" and that selling them would provide a service to the country, as it costs £20,000 a year to store criminals phones. They were both supported by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Legal Aid and Legal Services Jeremy Wright and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Sadiq Khan.[3] He is Chair of the All Party Group on Autism. He is a supporter of the Free Enterprise Group.[4]
On 4 December 2012 Robert was elected Joint Secretary of the influential 1922 Backbench Committee. He is also Chair of the Conservative Human Rights Commission.
Buckland was one of 296 MPs who voted against an investigation into hunger and increased foodbank use in the UK in December 2013[5].
References
- ^ "The London Gazette". London-gazette.co.uk.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help); Unknown parameter|http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=ignored (help) - ^ "Robert Buckland MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "BBC News - MP bids to allow prisoners' mobile phones to be sold off". Bbc.co.uk. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Welcome | Free Enterprise Group". Freeenterprise.org.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ http://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/12/19/the-296-mps-who-voted-against-investigating-food-banks-use-and-uk-hunger-the-list/
External links
- Robert Buckland's weblog
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou