James Sunderland MP
General Election

 

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James Sunderland MP
About James

James Sunderland has served as the Member of Parliament for Bracknell since 2019.

James was born in Chertsey and grew up in the local area. After leaving school, he was educated at the University of Birmingham, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, King's College London and Royal College of Defence Studies. He was commissioned into the British Army in 1993 and served on operations worldwide. He held a variety of command and staff appointments, both in the UK and overseas, before retiring with the rank of Colonel to stand for Parliament.

He has served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to multiple departments and chaired the Armed Forces Bill Committee. His interests in Parliament include the Armed Forces, Veterans, Special Educational Needs, Malaria, Motorsport and the Overseas Territories

James is a passionate advocate for his constituents. He has worked hard to secure investment in Bracknell and is campaigning on issues including education, a new hospital and better railway services.

James is a low tax, low-state Conservative and strong on law and order, defence, jobs, education and Global Britain.

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Football is nothing without fans
20 March 2024

English football is admired across the world and the sport its central to our national life.
James Sunderland welcomes tax-cutting Budget
6 March 2024

Today, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, presented his Spring Budget to the House, which is aimed primarily at continuing the journey to a high-wage, high-skilled, low-tax UK economy but at the same time supporting working families and the most vulnerable.
GWR Customer and Community Improvement Fund
5 March 2024

The GWR Customer and Community Improvement Fund is open for bids (closes 25th March) to supports small and medium rail-related projects from customers, charities, community groups and voluntary organisations across their network.
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In Parliament
James Sunderland pays tribute to MPs leaving Parliament

James Sunderland speaks at Business of the House questions to pay tribute to all MPs who are leaving Parliament and highlight the privilege of serving in Westminster which works best when people work together by consensus to make the country a better place.
Sunderland welcomes economic progress as inflation falls to 2.3% benefiting residents of Bracknell Forest

James Sunderland welcomes news that the Government's economic plan is working with inflation down to 2.3% despite the global macro-shocks of the pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is good for the people in Bracknell Forest who want low inflation, higher employment, higher wages and higher growth.
Sunderland raises concerns over scope and timing of ICC’s Gaza arrest warrants

James Sunderland raises concerns about the scope and timing of the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister, Hamas leader, and others. He worries that this timing might suggest a moral equivalence between Hamas and Israel, which could harm efforts to end the fighting in Gaza.
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Latest Articles
We should consider new legislation to tackle the scourge of shoplifting

James Sunderland, Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Home Office, writes on the issue of shoplifting for The House Magazine.
Parliament must ensure that Veterans UK is fit for purpose

Over the past three months, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Veterans has been running an unprecedented nationwide survey on the experiences of our ex-servicemen and women when claiming compensation, war pensions or wider financial support through Veterans UK.
If foreign aid isn’t protected next week, millions of people will suffer

Few chancellors of the exchequer will have arrived at No 11 with quite as daunting an in-tray as Jeremy Hunt did last month.
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Campaigns
Armed Forces
Armed Forces

James Sunderland is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Veterans and of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces Covenant.
South Western Railway

James Sunderland is Vice-Chair of the South Western Railway All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). The Group’s aims focus on capacity, future, passenger service, performance and value.
Special Educational Needs

James Sunderland has been campaigning for the Government to invest in SEN children as never before, to speed up diagnosis and open more dedicated SEN schools so that every local authority can provide focused intervention in a specialist and dedicated setting allowing children to fulfil their potential in the right environment, rather simply be excluded.
Aviation Industry

James Sunderland supports the aviation industry - a major local employer.
Homelessness and Mental Health
Homelessness and Mental Health

James Sunderland campaigns on homelessness and mental health issues, in particular for veterans.
Global Britain
Global Britain

Let's invest in British, build British, buy British and then sell British so that we maximise the benefit from our future free trade deals as an independent and sovereign nation.
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