Rt Hon Chris Skidmore
Conservative
Kingswood
M
The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Kingswood, and left the Commons on 8 January 2024.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£0
/ £93,904 annual
0 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£0
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
100
92 meetings ·
4 hospitality ·
2 gifts ·
2 overseas trips
· 2016-10-01 → 2026-05-01
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 92
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-09 | — | Tour of University to discuss Higher Education | department-for-education |
| 2019-10-28 | — | Roundtable to discuss Student Accommodation | department-for-education |
| 2019-10-17 | — | Independent advice on University-Investor Links | department-for-education |
| 2019-10-16 | — | To discuss grade inflation and report on progress UKSCQA | department-for-education |
| 2019-10-16 | — | To discuss the roles of The Quality Assurance Agency and Universities UK | department-for-education |
| 2019-10-14 | — | To discuss the Purpose of TEF, Office of National Statistics data issues & TEF20 | department-for-education |
| 2019-10-10 | — | To discuss the Design Museum and the Government Technology Strategy | department-for-education |
| 2019-10-02 | — | Introductory meeting to discuss the Universities and colleagues admission service work | department-for-education |
| 2019-09-11 | — | To discuss education/training of NHS workforce | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2019-07-01 | — | To discuss Higher Education and the work of UUK | department-for-education |
| 2019-06-27 | — | To discuss mental health, leadership, Augar Review. | department-for-education |
| 2019-06-20 | — | Post-18 Roundtable | department-for-education |
| 2019-05-24 | — | To discuss the Launchpad programme. | department-for-education |
| 2019-05-23 | — | To discuss progress of TEF independent review. | department-for-education |
| 2019-05-20 | — | To discuss EdTech. | department-for-education |
| 2019-05-17 | — | To discuss the Government's ambition for an international HE sector and what it means for West Midlands and student access and participation. | department-for-education |
| 2019-05-15 | — | To discuss a medical training package for doctors. | department-for-education |
| 2019-05-07 | — | To discuss wider HE issues, pipeline talent and research. | department-for-education |
| 2019-04-25 | — | To discuss funding and demand for Fulbright places. | department-for-education |
| 2019-04-24 | — | To deliver the Two Cultures speech. | department-for-education |
Recent hospitality
| Date | Host | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | — | Nill Return | — |
| 2019-03-05 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2019-02-15 | — | Dinner | — |
| 2019-02-14 | — | Dinner | — |
Recent gifts
| Date | Gift | From / To | Outcome | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Nill Return | Nill Return | Nill Return | — |
| 2016-10-01 | Gold plated turtle ship ornament | South Korean Embassy | Held by department | £180 |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| — |
Nill Return
Nill Return
|
Nill Return | — |
| — |
South Korea
Scheduled flight
|
D5 Summit | — |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2010-05-06 → 2024-01-08
Kingswood
Party history
2010-05-06 → 2024-01-08
Conservative
Government posts
2019-09-10 → 2020-02-13
Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Universities and Science) (Joint with the Department for Education)
2019-07-24 → 2019-09-10
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
2018-12-05 → 2019-07-24
Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Universities and Science) (Joint with the Department for Education)
2016-07-17 → 2018-01-08
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2010-07-12 → 2013-06-17
Health and Social Care Committee
2012-11-05 → 2014-03-18
Education Committee
2021-09-07 → 2021-11-02
Health and Care Bill
2022-07-11 → 2024-01-08
Environmental Audit Committee
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 2 active officership(s) · 6 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Museums
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | National Museum Directors’ Council | 9 | 2023-01-14 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education Technology
Subject Group
|
Chair & Registered Contact | Ranelagh Ltd | 10 | 2023-01-09 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Commons votes · 2026
No Commons votes recorded for 2026.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
5 bills
5 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay Mills (Prohibition) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2021-02-10 | |
| Schools (Opportunity to Study for Qualifications) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2015-03-24 | |
| Pupils at Risk of Educational Disadvantage Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2014-05-06 | |
| Planning Applications (Community Right of Appeal) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2012-12-11 | |
| Members of Parliament (Change of Political Party Affiliation) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2011-11-23 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.