Wera Hobhouse Sparring Partners during the 2017-2019 Parliament
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2019 Parliament
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(30 debate interactions)
John Bercow (Speaker)
(30 debate interactions)
Theresa May (Conservative)
(25 debate interactions)
James Brokenshire (Conservative)
(18 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(17 debate interactions)
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
(16 debate interactions)
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(15 debate interactions)
Paul Blomfield (Labour)
(15 debate interactions)
Steve Baker (Conservative)
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
(13 debate interactions)
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)
(12 debate interactions)
Heather Wheeler (Conservative)
(12 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(12 debate interactions)
Anna Soubry (The Independent Group for Change)
(10 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(10 debate interactions)
Peter Grant (Scottish National Party)
(10 debate interactions)
James Heappey (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)
(10 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(10 debate interactions)
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
Minister of State (Education)
(9 debate interactions)
Robert Buckland (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change)
(8 debate interactions)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Ross Thomson (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
David Davis (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party)
(7 debate interactions)
Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party)
(7 debate interactions)
Suella Braverman (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Greg Clark (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(7 debate interactions)
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(7 debate interactions)
Richard Graham (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Liam Fox (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Craig Mackinlay (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Chris Skidmore (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Michael Gove (Conservative)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(6 debate interactions)
Chris Green (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
(6 debate interactions)
Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
(6 debate interactions)
Edward Argar (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(6 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Anne Main (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
David Drew (Labour (Co-op))
(5 debate interactions)
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Andrew Gwynne (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Social Care)
(5 debate interactions)
Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent)
(5 debate interactions)
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(5 debate interactions)
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Education
(5 debate interactions)
Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(5 debate interactions)
Carolyn Harris (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
(4 debate interactions)
William Cash (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Justine Greening (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Stephen Kerr (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Mel Stride (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(4 debate interactions)
Robert Neill (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(4 debate interactions)
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
(4 debate interactions)
Steve Double (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Colin Clark (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Jake Berry (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op))
(4 debate interactions)
Christopher Chope (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition
(4 debate interactions)
Jess Phillips (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(4 debate interactions)
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(4 debate interactions)
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy)
(4 debate interactions)
Sarah Newton (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Maria Miller (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
David Gauke (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Paul Scully (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Mark Harper (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Transport
(3 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Matt Hancock (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Claire Perry (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Chris Grayling (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Andrew Jones (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op))
(3 debate interactions)
Toby Perkins (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs)
(3 debate interactions)
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op))
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated)
(3 debate interactions)
Graham Stringer (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
John Hayes (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
(3 debate interactions)
Geraint Davies (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
George Hollingbery (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
John Baron (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
John Howell (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lyn Brown (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
(3 debate interactions)
Bambos Charalambous (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Defence
(3 debate interactions)
Matt Warman (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(3 debate interactions)
Kevan Jones (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Sheryll Murray (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Hilary Benn (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(3 debate interactions)
Tony Lloyd (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Hugh Gaffney (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Bone (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Dominic Grieve (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Ian Murray (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
(2 debate interactions)
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
(2 debate interactions)
Rosie Winterton (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Richard Drax (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Bill Grant (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Mark Menzies (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(2 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Helen Goodman (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Hurd (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffiths (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Charlie Elphicke (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour)
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
(2 debate interactions)
Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit)
(2 debate interactions)
Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
David Amess (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(2 debate interactions)
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
Attorney General
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
James Morris (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Ruane (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Harrington of Watford (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Melanie Onn (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Guto Bebb (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
David Rutley (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Lewer (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Goodwill (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
(2 debate interactions)
Rory Stewart (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Tracey Crouch (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Brine (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Karen Buck (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Andy Slaughter (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Martin Vickers (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Richard Burgon (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
(2 debate interactions)
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(2 debate interactions)
Alan Whitehead (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
(2 debate interactions)
Fiona Bruce (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Adrian Bailey (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
(2 debate interactions)
Gordon Henderson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Scott Mann (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
James Duddridge (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Courts (Conservative)
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeff Smith (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Dan Carden (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Luke Graham (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Damien Moore (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
(2 debate interactions)
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Rodda (Labour)
Shadow Minister (AI and Intellectual Property)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Oliver Letwin (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Ian Liddell-Grainger (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(2 debate interactions)
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
(2 debate interactions)
Julian Lewis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
(2 debate interactions)
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Cunningham (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Damian Collins (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Gapes (The Independent Group for Change)
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Amesbury (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
David Jones (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Shailesh Vara (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lady Hermon (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Geoffrey Cox (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Aldous (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Anne Milton (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Health)
(1 debate interactions)
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Lucy Allan (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Graham Brady (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Amber Rudd (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Mary Robinson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Julian Knight (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Penning (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Roger Gale (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(1 debate interactions)
Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
George Howarth (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Madeleine Moon (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
John McDonnell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Henry Smith (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Darren Jones (Labour)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Charles Walker (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jim Cunningham (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Ged Killen (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
David Linden (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Social Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
(1 debate interactions)
Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Douglas Ross (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Coaker (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Lords)
(1 debate interactions)
David Hanson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(1 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
(1 debate interactions)
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Bill Esterson (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
Rosie Cooper (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Bob Seely (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)