Desmond Swayne Sparring Partners during the 2019 Parliament
2017-2019 Parliament
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Matt Hancock (Independent)
(42 debate interactions)
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
Second Church Estates Commissioner
(36 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(29 debate interactions)
Michael Gove (Conservative)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(23 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(22 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(21 debate interactions)
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
(15 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(14 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(14 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Suella Braverman (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
James Cleverly (Conservative)
Home Secretary
(10 debate interactions)
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
(9 debate interactions)
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(9 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(8 debate interactions)
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
(8 debate interactions)
Rosie Winterton (Labour)
(8 debate interactions)
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(8 debate interactions)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(8 debate interactions)
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(8 debate interactions)
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(8 debate interactions)
Johnny Mercer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
(7 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(7 debate interactions)
Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Paymaster General
(7 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(7 debate interactions)
Greg Hands (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(7 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(7 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
(7 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Defence
(7 debate interactions)
Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(6 debate interactions)
George Eustice (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Paul Scully (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(6 debate interactions)
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
(6 debate interactions)
Maggie Throup (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Trudy Harrison (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Matt Warman (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Thangam Debbonaire (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(5 debate interactions)
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
(5 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(5 debate interactions)
Mel Stride (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(5 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(5 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(5 debate interactions)
Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op))
(5 debate interactions)
Michelle Donelan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(5 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(5 debate interactions)
Simon Clarke (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
James Heappey (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(4 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Robert Buckland (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(4 debate interactions)
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(4 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Steve Baker (Conservative)
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Mike Amesbury (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(3 debate interactions)
Selaine Saxby (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Mike Freer (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
(3 debate interactions)
Dean Russell (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
President of the Board of Trade
(3 debate interactions)
Alex Cunningham (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(3 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(3 debate interactions)
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
(3 debate interactions)
Leo Docherty (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
(3 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
(3 debate interactions)
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
(3 debate interactions)
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
(3 debate interactions)
Claire Coutinho (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
(3 debate interactions)
Neil Parish (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ben Everitt (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Owen Paterson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
David Davis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(2 debate interactions)
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Will Quince (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Syms (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
James Duddridge (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition
(2 debate interactions)
David Evennett (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
(2 debate interactions)
Martyn Day (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Graham Brady (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Green (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Nicholas Brown (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Siobhan Baillie (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alicia Kearns (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Fiona Bruce (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Clive Betts (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Lewer (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
Minister of State (Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Laura Trott (Conservative)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Edward Argar (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Karen Bradley (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Saqib Bhatti (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(2 debate interactions)
Gareth Bacon (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration)
(2 debate interactions)
David Johnston (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Robbie Moore (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
(2 debate interactions)
Sally-Ann Hart (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
George Howarth (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Bambos Charalambous (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Robert Neill (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Harper (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Transport
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Atherton (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
David Linden (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Social Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Jake Berry (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Randall (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jeremy Wright (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Edward Timpson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
William Cash (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mims Davies (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
Valerie Vaz (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Christopher Chope (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Felicity Buchan (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Craig Whittaker (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alexander Stafford (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (International Development)
(1 debate interactions)
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
Crispin Blunt (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Heather Wheeler (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Amanda Milling (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Bob Seely (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(1 debate interactions)
Greg Smith (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy)
(1 debate interactions)
John Nicolson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
(1 debate interactions)
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
Attorney General
(1 debate interactions)
Amanda Solloway (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Roger Gale (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Clarkson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jacob Young (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Fabricant (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Duguid (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)