About Nick

Nick Hurd was elected as the Member of Parliament for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner in May 2010, having previously served as the MP for Ruislip-Northwood since 2005.

Political career

In Parliament

Since entering Parliament, Nick has specialised in environmental issues, serving on the Environment Audit Committee which scrutinises the effectiveness of the Government’s policy towards the environment.

Nick at the Dispatch Box

He was on the Board of the Conservative Party’s Quality of Life Policy Commission, chairing the Climate Change group (2005-2007), and served on the Joint Parliamentary Committee that scrutinised the draft Climate Change Bill.

In 2006, Nick successfully took through Parliament a Private Members Bill, the Sustainable Communities Act, which was supported by over ninety national organisations. He was awarded the PRASEG Parliamentarian of the Year Award in 2007 in recognition of his work on the Act.

Nick served as an Opposition Whip and member of the Shadow teams for Justice, Communities, and Local Government from 2007 to 2008.
In October 2008, he was invited by David Cameron to become Shadow Minister for Charities, Social Enterprise and Volunteering.

He has also served on Cross Party enquiries into the adequacy of epilepsy services and the link between childhood leukaemia and high voltage power lines, and on several Bill Committees including the Criminal Justice Bill; Housing and Regeneration Bill: and NHS Redress Bill. He is an officer of the All Party Parliamentary Groups for Small Business; Penal Reform; and Brazil.

In the Constituency

In addition to helping thousands of individual constituents with their issues, Nick has led campaigns to keep cancer services at Mt Vernon; to fight the proposed move of Harefield Hospital; to limit over-development in the area; and to oppose the third runway at Heathrow.

He is currently a Governor of Coteford Junior School and Trustee of the Hillingdon Partnership Trust.

Personal background

Nick represents the fourth successive generation of his family to serve as an MP.

Nick was born in 1962 and is a graduate of Oxford University. He has four children, two sons and two daughters, by his marriage to Kim. Outside politics his interests lie in sport, music and helping young people realise their potential.

Before entering politics he developed a business career over 18 years which gave him the experience of running his own business and representing a British bank in Brazil (1995-1999).

Declaration of Interests from Nick Hurd

• I do not currently have any remunerated employment outside Politics.
• I am the owner of a flat in Ruislip - which has not cost the taxpayer a penny.
• I am a Governor of Coteford Junior School , in the constituency, and a Trustee of the Hillingdon Partnership Trust.
• I support the next Conservative Government’s requirement that anyone who sits in either house will be required by law to be a full UK tax payer. I confirm that, for the tax year 2008/09, I have not claimed to be, or been treated as not resident, not ordinarily resident or non-domiciled in the UK for tax purposes.