Ian Liddell-Grainger
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Background
Ian Liddell-Grainger has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bridgwater and Somerset since 2001. He has served on the Select Committees on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Public Administration, Scottish Affairs and the Environmental Audit Committee.
- His constituency includes the Hinkley Point nuclear power station. With the Bristol Channel on his doorstep, he also has extensive knowledge of alternative energy schemes such as wave and wind power.
- Liddell-Grainger came to Parliament with a background in business, farming and the Army. He established a UK-wide building and property company; ran a 250-acre arable farm; was a consultant to Army Land Command HQ. He remains a Major on the Reserve List. [1]
Register of MPs' interests
- Overseas visits
- Name of donor: Technology Policy Institute
- 25 October-1 November 2008, to China as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group, at the invitation of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress to consolidate links between the United Kingdom and China. Transport to and from China was paid for by the All-Party Parliamentary China Group from donations previously registered. All internal costs including accommodation, meals and travel were met by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress. (Registered 21 November 2008)
Affiliations
- Associate Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies - Chairman
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy - Chairman
- All-Party Parliamentary Taxation Group
- British Virgin Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group
- UK-Singapore All-Party Parliamentary Group
- Associate Parliamentary Media Literacy Group
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Pharmaceutical Industry
- All Party Parliamentary Corporate Governance Group (APPCGG)
Contact, Resources and Notes
Resources
- New Nuclear Power Stations, House of Commons Hansard Debates, 13 July 2010 : Column 227WH
- Ian Liddell-Grainger, MP Ian Liddell-Grainger: Landmark Hinkley Point decision will keep the lights on, Western Gazette, 20 March 2013, acc 15 October 2013
Notes
- ↑ Associate Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies website, accessed 6 June 2012