About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Roger Gale) represents you, and all of the people who live in Herne Bay and Sandwich, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Proffil

Ceidwadwyr MP ar gyfer Herne Bay and Sandwich

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 9 Mehefin 1983 — Etholiad cyffredinol

Also represented North Thanet

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Themau o ddiddordeb

Roger Gale campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Departmental Relocation
• Public Information
• Criminal Injuries Compensation
• Departmental Information
• Aviation: Freight

Swyddogaethau cyfredol

• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 30 Gor 2024)
• Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means (since 19 Rha 2022)

Swyddogaethau eraill yn y gorffennol

• Deputy Speaker (19 Rha 2022 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 4 Maw 2020 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (15 Ion 2020 to 30 Mai 2024)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Hyd 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Meh 2017 to 6 Tach 2019)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (28 Hyd 2015 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Full Member) (23 Ion 2012 to 30 Maw 2015)
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member) (10 Tach 2010 to 23 Ion 2012)
• Member, Procedure Committee (11 Meh 2007 to 30 Maw 2015)
• Member, Broadcasting Committee (28 Mai 2004 to 11 Ebr 2005)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Aws 2001 to 31 Gor 2003)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (26 Meh 1997 to 3 Mai 2017)
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member) ( 1 Hyd 1987 to 16 Tach 1989)
• Member, Televising of Proceedings of the House Committee (17 Meh 1987 to 16 Tach 1989)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (17 Meh 1987 to 16 Maw 1992)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Renters’ Rights Bill Committee (1 out of 8)
• Chairman, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (3 out of 15)
• Chairman, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (5 out of 16)
• Chairman, Great British Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
• Chairman, Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Committee (8 out of 29)
• Chairman, Online Safety Bill Committee (8 out of 17)
• Chairman, Nationality and Borders Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Nationality and Borders Bill Committee (8 out of 15)
• Chairman, Environment Bill Committee (4 out of 22)
• Chairman, Agriculture Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
• Chairman, Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Chairman, Fisheries Bill Committee (1 out of 11)
• Chairman, Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Chairman, National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (0 out of 5)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Chairman, Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, Infrastructure Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
• Chairman, Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (8 out of 15)
• Chairman, Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 13)
• Chairman, Immigration Bill Committee (6 out of 11)
• Chairman, Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 16)
• Chairman, Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, Superannuation bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
• Chairman, Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Health and Social Care Bill Committee (5 out of 40)
• Chairman, Civil Aviation Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
• Chairman, Financial Services Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
• Chairman, Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (1 out of 12)
• Chairman, Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
• Chairman, Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Chairman, Autism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Chairman, Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (1 out of 8)
• Chairman, Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (9 out of 17)
• Chairman, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Banking Bill Committee (8 out of 17)
• Chairman, Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
• Chairman, National Lottery Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Charities Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Chairman, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Chairman, Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
• Chairman, Identity Cards Bill Committee (6 out of 11)
• Chairman, Animal Welfare Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Inquiries Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Chairman, Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
• Chairman, Drugs Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
• Chairman, Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Gambling Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Chairman, Higher Education Bill Committee (8 out of 15)
• Chairman, Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
• Chairman, Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Civil Partnership Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
• Chairman, Communications Bill Committee (12 out of 25)
• Chairman, Licensing Bill Committee (9 out of 17)
• Chairman, Sexual Offences Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
• Chairman, Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (1 out of 16)
• Chairman, Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Homelessness Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Chairman, Office of Communications Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
• Chairman, Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (12 out of 39)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
• Chairman, Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Homes Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Chairman, Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (11 out of 15)

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Backbench Business: Solar Farms 15 May 2025

  Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In the interests of accuracy—I understand that is what we are trying to pursue—the Minister said during the course of his final remarks that 30% of power is produced by solar panels. The figure for April, produced by NESO, was 10%.

• Backbench Business: Solar Farms 15 May 2025

  The only less environmentally-friendly form of power generation than solar panels in the United Kingdom is the Drax power station, which is forest-fed. It is a complete myth to suggest that somehow there is no carbon price to be paid for solar farms. Neither are they efficient: given the lack of sunlight in most of the United Kingdom, the amount of power fed into the grid from solar panels is...

• Business of the House 15 May 2025

  Later today, the House will debate the subject of solar farms. I do not wish to pre-empt that debate, but the fact of the matter is that building solar farms on agricultural land is completely incompatible with the Government’s proposed policy on sustainable agriculture. Could the Leader of the House have a quiet word with the Prime Minister in the privacy of the Cabinet Room and ask him to...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Roger Gale

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