Amanda Milling

Amanda Milling MP
Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 May 2015
Preceded by	Aidan Burley
Majority	4,923 (10.5%)
Personal details
Born	12 March 1975 Burton upon Trent, England
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University College London
Website	Official website

Amanda Milling MP with the mascot of Hednesford Town FC.

Amanda Anne Milling (born 12 March 1975) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Cannock Chase after winning the seat in the 2015 general election.^[1] Milling has a majority of 4,923 votes.

Early life

Milling was born in Burton upon Trent and lived there until leaving home. She was educated at Moreton Hall School and studied Economics and Statistics at University College London, graduating in 1997.^[2]

Political career

Since becoming a Member of Parliament, Milling has served on the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee,^[3] the Committee for Arms Export Controls and the Education, Skills and Economy Sub-Committee until October 2016, following government departmental changes. As part of her work on these committees, Milling has taken part in some high profile parliamentary enquiries, including the collapse of BHS^[4] and the working practices at Sports Direct.^[5]

She now serves on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee.^[6] Milling has also served on several Bill Committees including the Welfare Reform^[7] and Policing and Crime Bill^[8] Committees.

In the Cannock Chase constituency Milling has been an active campaigner relating to all the issues that have come about from the closure of the Rugeley B Power Station^[9] and the delivery of the Chase Line electrification project,^[10] overcrowding on the Chase Line and supporting young people into work.^[11]

Milling supports a wide variety of local groups, organisations and local charities including the Royal British Legion, the Rotary Clubs, the Lions Clubs and Soroptimists, Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and the Hibbs Lupus Trust.^[12]

Milling was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum,^[13] although she did not campaign for the remain side during the referendum. She has since confirmed she will support the triggering of Article 50.^[14]

References

1. "Cannock Chase Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
2. The Politicos Guide to the New House of Commons 2015. Tim Carr, Iain Dale, and Robert Waller (Eds.). June 2015.
3. "Business, Innovation and Skills Committee". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
4. "BHS Inquiry Committee - membership". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
5. "House of Commons - Employment practices at Sports Direct - Business, Innovation and Skills Committee". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
6. "Amanda Milling MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
7. "House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015-16 — UK Parliament". services.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
8. "House of Commons Public Bill Committee : Policing and Crime Bill (15 March 2016)". www.publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
9. "Statement on Rugeley Power Station". Amanda Milling. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
10. "MP wants solution to Chase Line rail problems « Express & Star". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
11. "Cannock Chase MP Holds First Jobs Fair". Amanda Milling. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
12. "Amanda Milling website".
13. Goodenough, Tom (16 February 2016). "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence?". The Spectator. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
14. "Cannock Chase has spoken and I will... - Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.

External links

• Official website