Charlie Elphicke
Charlie Elphicke has been the Conservative Party MP for Dover since 2010.[1] He was re-elected in 2015 with a majority of 6,294. [2]
He was appointed as Lord Commissioner to HM Treasury, part of the Government Whip on 13 May 2015.[3]
Stance on fracking
Voting record
Elphicke has voted a mixture of for and against increased regulation on fracking. [4]
- 26 January 2015: voted against making fracking companies apply for an environmental permit before conducting exploratory drilling. He voted against an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill to include an 18 month moratorium on fracking.
- 11 February 2015: voted in favour of requiring more pre-conditions for where fracking can take place.
- 16 December 2015: voted in favour of weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.
Affiliations
- Katy Eustice, now a campaign lobbyist with CrosbyTextor in the UK, worked as a parliamentary adviser for Elphicke prior to 2014.
Publications
Articles
- Charlie Elphicke MP: Charity bosses have to find their vocation again, Telegraph, 12 August 2013.
- Andy Ricketts, Tory MP says charity think tank is too close to the Labour Party, Third Sector, 20 June 2014.
Notes
- ↑ Charlie Elphicke, wwww.parliament.uk, accessed 28 February 2014.
- ↑ Dover Parliamentary constituency BBC News, accessed 21 May 2015
- ↑ Charlie Elphicke ProfileGov.UK, accessed 25 September 2015
- ↑ Charlie Elphicke, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 1 December 2016.
