Mr Douglas Carswell

Independent

MP for Clacton

Top Focus Areas

Department of HealthHome OfficeMinistry of DefenceDepartment for TransportDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills

Parliamentary Career

Constituencies

Clacton

Elected 3 times

May 2010 - May 2017

Harwich

Elected 1 time

May 2005 - May 2010

Party History

Independent

Mar 2017 - May 2017

UK Independence Party

Oct 2014 - Mar 2017

Conservative

May 2005 - Aug 2014

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 2 Motion to disagree

AyePassed

13 Mar 2017

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree

AyePassed

13 Mar 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Programme (No. 2) Motion

AyePassed

13 Mar 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading

AyePassed

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 192

NoRejected

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 57

NoRejected

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part

AyePassed

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 86

NoRejected

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 43

NoRejected

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 11

NoRejected

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 29

NoRejected

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 7

NoRejected

8 Feb 2017

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 2

NoRejected

8 Feb 2017

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 143

NoRejected

7 Feb 2017

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 5

NoRejected

7 Feb 2017

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 180

NoRejected

7 Feb 2017

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 110

NoRejected

7 Feb 2017

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 158

NoRejected

6 Feb 2017

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 26

NoRejected

6 Feb 2017

EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee: New Clause 4

NoRejected

6 Feb 2017

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Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

295 questions on record

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration was given to including punishment as a purpose of prisons in clause 1(2) of the Prisons and Courts Bill.

Answered

To: Ministry of Justice • 20 Mar 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 15 March 2017, Official Report, column 144WH, if the proposed creation of super-hubs in rural areas means the closure o

Answered

To: Department of Health • 20 Mar 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Chinese DF-21D missile.

Answered

To: Ministry of Defence • 8 Mar 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in accessing extended credit terms.

Answered

To: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy • 8 Mar 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Abellio Greater Anglia meets its franchise commitments related to performance; and if he will make it his policy to use his enforcement powers as the franchising authority

Answered

To: Department for Transport • 8 Mar 2017

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