Victoria Atkins

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Victoria Atkins MP

Victoria Atkins is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth and Horncastle. [1]

In March 2015 Peter Tapsell, the previous MP for Louth & Horncastle, decided to retire from politics following eighteen years of serving this constituency. [2] Atkins was selected to stand as the Conservative candidate for this safe seat in May 2015. She was successfully elected with a majority of 14,977 votes. [3]

Family

  • James Atkins, brother. Managing director of strategy, business development and digital, EMEA and deputy chairman, EMEA public affairs practice at lobbyists Burson-Marsteller, where he has been declared by Atkins as involved in 'engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client'.[4]

Stance on fracking

Voting record

  • 16 December 2015: voted in favour of weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks. [5]

Staff

Notes

  1. Victoria Atkins MP www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 May 2015
  2. Rt Hon Sir Peter Tapsell www.parliament.uk, accessed 22 May 2015
  3. Louth & Horncastle Parliamentary constituency BBC News, 8 May 2015, accessed 22 May 2015
  4. Parliament Publications Register of Members’ Financial Interests as at 13 July 2015, accessed 23 July 2015.
  5. TheyWorkForYou | Victoria Atkins, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 30 November 2016.
  6. Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 19 April 2016