Alun Cairns Sparring Partners during the 2019 Parliament
2017-2019 Parliament
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Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(20 debate interactions)
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
(18 debate interactions)
David T C Davies (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Wales
(17 debate interactions)
Simon Hart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
(12 debate interactions)
Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Anna McMorrin (Labour)
(10 debate interactions)
Michael Gove (Conservative)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(10 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Alister Jack (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Scotland
(9 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(9 debate interactions)
Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Edward Argar (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(8 debate interactions)
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
James Heappey (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(6 debate interactions)
John Whittingdale (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(6 debate interactions)
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Jo Stevens (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
(5 debate interactions)
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(5 debate interactions)
Dehenna Davison (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Transport)
(5 debate interactions)
Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
(5 debate interactions)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(4 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
(4 debate interactions)
Matt Hancock (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Kate Green (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(4 debate interactions)
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(4 debate interactions)
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
(4 debate interactions)
Greg Smith (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(4 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(4 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(4 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(4 debate interactions)
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Bob Seely (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)
(3 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(3 debate interactions)
Simon Baynes (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Ben Bradley (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Defence
(3 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Fay Jones (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
John Nicolson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(3 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
(3 debate interactions)
Beth Winter (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lisa Cameron (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(3 debate interactions)
Greg Hands (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(3 debate interactions)
Mike Freer (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
(3 debate interactions)
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(3 debate interactions)
James Murray (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
(3 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development)
(2 debate interactions)
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
(2 debate interactions)
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
Wayne David (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Middle East and North Africa)
(2 debate interactions)
Gerald Jones (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Davies-Jones (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Tech and Digital Economy)
(2 debate interactions)
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Dan Carden (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Clive Efford (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
(2 debate interactions)
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Warman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Mark Harper (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Transport
(2 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Steven Bonnar (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (DEFRA Team Member)
(2 debate interactions)
Conor Burns (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
John Spellar (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
David Mundell (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Martin Vickers (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Tech and Digital Economy)
(2 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2 debate interactions)
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
(2 debate interactions)
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
(2 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
(2 debate interactions)
Johnny Mercer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(2 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Industry and Decarbonisation)
(2 debate interactions)
Mark Eastwood (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Giles Watling (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Pawsey (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Health)
(1 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Helen Hayes (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Caroline Lucas (Green Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Crabb (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Thomson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)
(1 debate interactions)
Selaine Saxby (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Tami (Labour)
Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
David Linden (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Social Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
John Howell (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Duguid (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Amanda Milling (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
George Freeman (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Alan Whitehead (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Anthony Browne (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing)
(1 debate interactions)
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Gibson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andy Carter (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Bone (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Virginia Crosbie (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Trudy Harrison (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
John Penrose (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mims Davies (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jonathan Edwards (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Chief Whip
(1 debate interactions)
Jon Trickett (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
(1 debate interactions)
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Sara Britcliffe (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Hammond (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Owen (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Yasmin Qureshi (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jacob Young (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
Amanda Solloway (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
John Hayes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)