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| − | [[Andrew Tyrie]] has been the [[Conservative]] MP for Chichester since 1997. | + | [[Andrew Tyrie]] has been the UK [[Conservative Party]] MP for Chichester since 1997. |
| − | He | + | In the 2015 general election, Tyrie was re-elected as an MP, with a majority of 24,413. <ref name= "Express"> [http://www.express.co.uk/politics/politicians/conservative/andrew-tyrie/294 Andrew Tyrie] ''Express'', accessed 19 May 2015 </ref> |
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| + | He was chair of the influential [[Treasury Select Committee]] from 2010 - 2015. He has been chair of the [[Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards]] (Joint Committee) since 2012.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-andrew-tyrie/112 Mr Andrew Tyrie], www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:33, 20 May 2015
Andrew Tyrie has been the UK Conservative Party MP for Chichester since 1997.
In the 2015 general election, Tyrie was re-elected as an MP, with a majority of 24,413. [1]
He was chair of the influential Treasury Select Committee from 2010 - 2015. He has been chair of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (Joint Committee) since 2012.[2]
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Supports fracking in the UK - just not in his own constiutency
Tyrie has expressed strong support for fracking yet is preparing to oppose it in his own constituency in what could be a test case for shale exploration in national parks reports The Times newspaper.
- Tyrie has told constituents he is “very unlikely” to support an application by Celtique Energy to drill an exploratory well in Fernhurst, West Sussex [3] (near the South Downs National Park).
Affiliations
Select committee and APPGs
- House of Commons Treasury Select Committee
- Associate Parliamentary Group on Business, Finance and Accountancy
- All-Party Parliamentary Corporate Governance Group
Think tanks
Notes
- ↑ Andrew Tyrie Express, accessed 19 May 2015
- ↑ Mr Andrew Tyrie, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Ben Webster, Not in my backyard, says MP who has supported fracking, The Times, 29 November 2013, acc 5 December 2013
