Louie French Portrait

Louie French

Conservative - Old Bexley and Sidcup

3,548 (7.4%) majority - 2024 General Election

First elected: 2nd December 2021

Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Culture, Media and Sport)

(since July 2024)

Louie French is not a member of any APPGs
5 Former APPG memberships
Allergy, British Hindus, Motor Neurone Disease, Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022, Rugby League
Public Accounts Committee
15th Mar 2022 - 26th Jun 2023
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
8th Mar 2023 - 15th Mar 2023
Procurement Bill [HL]
25th Jan 2023 - 21st Feb 2023
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill
26th Jan 2022 - 2nd Feb 2022
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]
19th Jan 2022 - 27th Jan 2022


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Louie French has voted in 31 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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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
Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op))
President of the Board of Trade
(2 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Business and Trade
(1 debate contributions)
Wales Office
(1 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Louie French has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Old Bexley and Sidcup 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).

Petitions with highest Old Bexley and Sidcup signature proportion
Petitions with most Old Bexley and Sidcup signatures
Louie French has not participated in any petition debates

Latest EDMs signed by Louie French

20th November 2024
Louie French signed this EDM on Thursday 21st November 2024

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.
30 signatures
(Most recent: 27 Nov 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 30
2nd September 2024
Louie French signed this EDM on Tuesday 3rd September 2024

Social Security

Tabled by: Rishi Sunak (Conservative - Richmond and Northallerton)
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (S.I., 2024, No. 869), dated 22 August 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22 August 2024, be annulled.
81 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 75
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Louie French, 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.


Louie French has not been granted any Urgent Questions

Louie French has not been granted any Adjournment Debates

Louie French has not introduced any legislation before Parliament


Latest 1 Written Question

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
14th Oct 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle (a) puppy and kitten smuggling and (b) ear cropping of dogs.

This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto we will end puppy smuggling.

Ear cropping has rightly been banned in the UK for over 15 years. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence in England and Wales to carry out a non-exempted mutilation e.g., where a surgical procedure is not carried out for medical purposes, such as the cropping of a dog’s ears. While the practice is illegal in the UK, we recognise that the current legislative framework can be abused by traders who import these dogs from abroad.

We are considering the most effective ways to deliver our commitments and will be setting out next steps in due course.

Daniel Zeichner
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)