Gagan Mohindra
Conservative - South West Hertfordshire
4,456 (9.2%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 12th December 2019
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
(since November 2024)Select Committees
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (since October 2024)3 APPG Memberships
Beer, Defence Technology, Waterways31 Former APPG Officer Positions
Bahrain, Beer, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners, British Hindus, British Virgin Islands, Chalk Streams, Cricket, Democratic Republic of Congo, East of England, Entrepreneurship, Housing and Planning, Housing Market and Housing Delivery, India, India (Trade and Investment), India Trade and Investment, International Trade and Investment, Italy, Liechtenstein, Morocco, Ocean Conservation, Regeneration and Development, Regeneration and Levelling Up, Scotch Whisky, Small and Micro Business, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Waterways, WeddingsDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(10 debate interactions)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(6 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(18 debate contributions)
(15 debate contributions)
(11 debate contributions)
(9 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(64 words contributed)
South West Hertfordshire Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 15,996 signatures (3.09%)
of 61,935 signatures (0.36%)
of 121,394 signatures (0.32%)
of 81,741 signatures (0.21%)
of 846,919 signatures (0.16%)
of 15,996 signatures (3.09%)
of 121,394 signatures (0.32%)
of 248,283 signatures (0.15%)
Petition Closed
Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.
Gov Responded - 20 Dec 2024 Debated on - 3 Mar 2025 View Gagan Mohindra's petition debate contributionsclosed 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Prevent independent schools from having to pay VAT on fees and incurring business rates as a result of new legislation.
Latest EDMs signed by Gagan Mohindra
Mauritius Treaty
Tabled by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)That the Agreement, done at London and Port Louis on 22 May 2025, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, should not be ratified.
(Most recent: 1 Jul 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 93
Reform UK: 4
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Labour: 1
Housing
Tabled by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limits on Discount) (England) Order 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 1073), dated 28 October 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 30 October, be annulled.
(Most recent: 16 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 31
Independent: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Gagan Mohindra, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Gagan Mohindra has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Gagan Mohindra has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Gagan Mohindra has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
3 Bills co-sponsored by Gagan Mohindra
Planning (Flooding) Bill 2024-26
Sponsor - Blake Stephenson (Con)
Greater London Authority Act 1999 (Amendment) Bill 2022-23
Sponsor - Theresa Villiers (Con)
New Homes (New Development Standards) Bill 2019-21
Sponsor - Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Latest 4 Written Questions
(View all written questions)1 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions
(View all Gagan Mohindra's Defra questions)The Government has launched a national conversation on land use in England. This includes the commitment to protect land with the greatest long-term potential for food production, whilst delivering on the potential of our landscapes to produce more energy and build 1.5 million homes. This will inform a Land Use Framework that is a win-win for development and nature.
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Thanks to the choices the Chancellor made at the Budget, we are investing an additional £25.7 billion in health and care.
That includes funding that has already helped us to:
- Agree the GP contract for the first time since the pandemic
- Provide the biggest increase in hospice funding for a generation
- Deliver the two million extra appointments we promised
- And cut waiting lists for five months in a row - and counting
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
On 15 July the government set out the conclusions and next steps of the Economic Secretary’s review of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fs-sector-strategy-review-of-the-financial-ombudsman-service
The review concluded that in the majority of cases, the FOS fulfils its role as a simple, impartial dispute resolution service. However, in a small but significant minority of cases, the FOS is acting as a quasi-regulator. To stop this the government is now consulting on a package of reforms to the FOS, to improve the regulatory coherence between the FOS and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and provide greater certainty and predictability for firms and consumers.
The review also concluded that the FOS should retain the ‘Fair and Reasonable’ test for determining cases. The government is proposing to adapt the test to align it more closely to the FCA’s rules where, as the UK’s dedicated conduct regulator for financial services, the FCA has an objective to ensure an appropriate degree of protection for consumers and continues to prioritise fighting financial crime.
The government is committed to ensuring the FOS continues to provide customers with a cost-free route to easily resolve disputes with firms, including in cases relating to fraud.
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
On 15 July the government set out the conclusions and next steps of the Economic Secretary’s review of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fs-sector-strategy-review-of-the-financial-ombudsman-service
The review concluded that in the majority of cases, the FOS fulfils its role as a simple, impartial dispute resolution service. However, in a small but significant minority of cases, the FOS is acting as a quasi-regulator. To stop this the government is now consulting on a package of reforms to the FOS, to improve the regulatory coherence between the FOS and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and provide greater certainty and predictability for firms and consumers.
The review also concluded that the FOS should retain the ‘Fair and Reasonable’ test for determining cases. The government is proposing to adapt the test to align it more closely to the FCA’s rules where, as the UK’s dedicated conduct regulator for financial services, the FCA has an objective to ensure an appropriate degree of protection for consumers and continues to prioritise fighting financial crime.
The government is committed to ensuring the FOS continues to provide customers with a cost-free route to easily resolve disputes with firms, including in cases relating to fraud.
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)