Nigel Adams

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Nigel Adams
MP
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MP for the Selby and Ainsty area
Member of Parliament
for Selby and Ainsty
Assumed office
6 May 2010
Preceded by Constituency Created
Majority 13,557 (25.7%)
Personal details
Born (1966-11-30) 30 November 1966 (age 57)[1]
Goole, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Claire Robson
Children Four (1 son, 3 daughters)
Alma mater Selby High School
Website www.selbyandainsty.com
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Nigel Adams (born 30 November 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire.[2]

Early life

Born in Goole,[3] and raised in Selby, the son of a school caretaker and school cleaner, Adams attended Camblesforth Primary School and Selby High School. He left school in 1984, aged 17.

Political career

Adams has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1992, working as a volunteer for them in and between every election until 2010. He also served as president of the Selby Conservative Association, 2002–04 and Deputy Regional Chairman of the Yorkshire and Humberside Conservatives from 2002–03. He was a board member of the North of England Conservative Party from 2002–03.[citation needed]

He contested the marginal Rossendale and Darwen seat at the 2005 general election, coming second with a swing to the Conservatives of 1.9% compared to the 3.1% average they achieved nationally. Adams was then selected as the candidate for the Conservative Party in his newly created seat of Selby and Ainsty in 2006. Four years later at the 2010 general election, Adams won the seat with a 23.71% majority.[4]

Following his election to Parliament in 2010, Adams was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, The Lord Strathclyde,[5] and subsequently to his successor, The Lord Hill of Oareford until his resignation in August 2014. In September 2014 Adams was appointed to the Number 10 Policy Board[6] with responsibility for economic affairs.

Adams was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Selby and Ainsty at the 2015 general election with 27,725 votes, a majority of 13,557 votes and 52.5% of the total votes cast, a swing from Labour of 1.0% compared to a negative national swing of 0.4%.

Constituency issues

Biomass and renewable energy

Adams is Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Biomass Group and in 2013 he wrote an article describing the benefits of biomass.[7] He regards wind and solar generation as relatively expensive and inflexible methods of renewable electrical generation. Whilst coal is reliable and available, it is not renewable and converts inactive carbon stored underground into carbon dioxide thus increasing CO2 levels. Drax and Eggborough power stations are major UK electricity producers in his constituency. Both power stations are capable of burning biomass.[7]

Others

  • In autumn 2013, Adams gained praise from the Chancellor, George Osborne for successfully leading the campaign to restore the concessionary coal allowance[8] to retired coal miners,[9] who had their allowance stopped following the collapse of UK Coal.
  • In December 2014, Adams and Mark Crane, leader of Selby District Council successfully lobbied race organisers for Selby District to host a stage of the international cycle race known as the Tour de Yorkshire[10]
  • In October 2015, The Daily Telegraph highlighted problems associated with a private company's recycled waste. The company had gone bankrupt and Adams was pictured in Great Heck where a tip with up to 10,000 tons of "stinking" and steaming household waste was said to be making people sick.[12]

Expenses

Between 2011 and 2012 Adams claimed additional accommodation allowance of £26,144 based on having four children living with him in London. Critics pointed out the Coalition removed support for other families earning £60,000.[13] Since his election, his average accommodation costs have been £21,739.24 per year against a maximum annual allowance of £27,875.00.[citation needed]

Constituency donations

In 2015, Adams voted against plain cigarette packaging in the Tobacco Products Regulation motion. He had previously accepted £1,188 in hospitality from Japan Tobacco International during the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show.[14]

Business career

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Adams has had a successful private sector career in business before entering politics. He is currently a director and shareholder of three Wakefield-based telecommunications businesses. He holds three appointments at three active companies, has resigned from two companies and held four appointments at two dissolved companies. Adams began his first appointment at the age of 28. He was the founding managing director of Advanced Digital Telecom Ltd. from 1993 to 1999. He was appointed director of JWE Telecom plc for a year in 1999. As of 2015, his longest appointment spans 8 years and 3 months at Allied Network Services (Leeds) Limited. The combined cash at bank value for all businesses where he holds a current appointment equals £437,379, with a combined total current assets value of £1,028,655 and total current liabilities of £881,690.

Personal life

A keen sportsman, he played competitive cricket in the York Senior League and is a former member of the Yorkshire Cricket Club's members committee. Adams is currently Secretary of the Lords and Commons Cricket Club and whilst captaining the side against MCC in June 2013 at Lord's Cricket Ground he scored his career best innings of 125 not out.[15]

He is a patron of the Selby Hands of Hope charity[16] and is active on the Yorkshire committee of the Lord's Taverners. He has served as a governor at two of his former schools, Camblesforth Primary school[17] (2002–04) and Selby High School (2007–11).

Adams is married to Claire (née Robson) who works part-time as his office manager. [18]

References

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External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency Member of Parliament for Selby and Ainsty
2010–		 Incumbent
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