Dr Andrew Murrison MP

Conservative Member of Parliament for South West Wiltshire
Dr Andrew Murrison was born in 1961 in Colchester. Studying at Bristol and Hughes Hall, Cambridge, his 1995 doctoral thesis was entitled Studies into the Neurological Consequences of Diving he was awarded the Gilbert Blane medal. Andrew served for 18 years as a Medical Officer in the Royal Navy, leaving in October 2000 as a Surgeon Commander. In 2003 he was recalled to serve in Iraq.

Andrew was elected to Parliament for the then Westbury constituency in June 2001. Since the 2010 General Election he has represented the newly-created constituency of South West Wiltshire. In November 2003 he was appointed to the Conservative front bench as a health spokesman, transferring in July 2007 to defence.

In May 2010 Andrew became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and was asked by the Prime Minister to review and make recommendations on healthcare for members of the Service community. The principal recommendations in the subsequent reports ‘Fighting Fit’ and ‘A Better Deal for Military Amputees’ are now being implemented by the Government. His book The Military Covenant was published in June 2011. In November 2011 Andrew was appointed by the Prime Minister as his Special Representative for the Centenary Commemorations of the Great War.

On the 5 September 2012 Andrew was appointed Minister for International Security Strategy and transferred from Defence to the Northern Ireland Office in the Prime Minister’s reshuffle on the 15 July 2014.

In June 2017, Andrew was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for South West Wiltshire by a majority of 18,326.

Married to Jenny, Andrew lives near Warminster with their five daughters and dog Buster.

Andrew's car park concerns

Andrew has expressed surprise that town councillors have come up with a plan to improve Trowbridge centred on the removal of car parking

Written answer to Andrew's Written Parliamentary Question 69478 from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, reopening of hairdressers but not beauty salons and nail bars as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy provided the following answer to Andrew's written parliamentary question (69478):

Andrew's letter to Northacre Renewable Energy re. Westbury gasification/incinerator proposals

Andrew's MERE CUT AND CUPPA

Andrew marked Saturday’s COVID relaxation in Mere with a long awaited haircut at Lou’s hair salon and a cuppa at the Angel Tea Room with

Andrew's letter to the Chief Executive of the Environment Agency re. Westbury gasification/incinerator proposals

URGENT NEWS RELEASE

Andrew has just been told by Bio Energy and Infrastructure Group, co-owner of the Westbury gasification plant, of the intention by it and

FORMER DFID MINISTER WELCOMES FCO MERGER

Dr Andrew Murrison MP has warmly welcomed Boris Johnson’s announcement that the Department for International Development with merge with

Andrew welcomes Lockdown relaxation

South West Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison has welcomed the government’s announcement that it will ease restrictions on Monday.

COVID19 and the curious case of UK public health

Global pandemic was top of the Cabinet Office National Risk Register even before COVID19.

Andrew, Medic MP welcomes new Cancer Scanners

Dr Andrew Murrison has welcomed the announcement this week by Health Secretary Matt Hancock of new CT and MRI scanners for 78 NHS Trusts

John Glen MP

Conservative Member of Parliament for Salisbury
John Glen was born in Bath in 1974 and was brought up into a small family horticultural business in rural Wiltshire. His mother and uncle were born in Salisbury and his grandfather and great-grandfather lived and worked in the City during The Blitz.

James Gray MP

Conservative Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire
James Gray was first elected Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire in May 1997, with a majority of 3,475. He was re-elected in 2001, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2017 when he increased his majority to 22,877.