Ed Vaizey MP Wantage, Conservative, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries), Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Last updated 3rd Jun 2009

1. Israeli settlements
2. Northcote Road shops
3. Dangerous dogs petition
4. Clapham Junction tube
5. Heathrow expansion
6. Health services
7. Fly tipping

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Biography

• Born:

  5/6/1968

• Positions

  Shadow Minister for the Arts 2006-10; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries), Departments for: Business, Innovation and Skills 2010-11, Culture, Media and Sport 2010-.

• Electoral history

  Contested Bristol East 1997 general election. Member for Wantage 2005-10, for Wantage (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election.

• Political interests

  Arts, architecture, energy, science and technology, environment.

• Party groups

  Election aide to Iain Duncan Smith MP 2001 general election; Deputy chair, Conservative Globalisation and Global Poverty Policy Group 2006.

• Countries of interest

  India, Israel, Middle East, USA.

Election record for Wantage, 05 Jun 2010

Registered interests

Overseas visits: 7-12 September 2008, to Beijing, China, to attend the second UK-China Leadership of the Future Forum. The visit was arranged and paid for by the UK-China Forum with sponsorship from Barclays Capital, BP and Rolls-Royce, and the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. (Registered 16 September 2008)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK): My wife and I received tickets for the Conservative Party's 'Black and White Party' on 4 February 2009, paid for by Mr Charles Barwell, West Midlands. (Registered 4 March 2009)

Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Fees from appearances on The Wright Stuff (Channel 5). (Up to £5,000) Bi-monthly column for Public Affairs newsletter. (Actual £1200 per annum) (Up to £5,000) Fleishmann Hillard made a donation to charity following a speech I gave at a dinner organised by them at the end of September 2008. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 1 November 2008) The Ledbury Group made a donation to a local charity in my constituency following a speech I gave at a breakfast organised by them. (Registered 4 March 2009) Fee of £800 for speaking at event hosted by Neil Stewart Associates, PO Box 39976, 2^nd floor, 1 Benjamin St, London EC1M 5YT. Hours: 4 (Registered 21 July 2009)

Remunerated directorships: Edexcel plc (non-executive); educational services.

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