Family: wife Lesley
Constituency: Hertford and Stortford since 2001 with over
44% of the vote. In 2005, he increased his majority to over 13,000, or 50.5%. This was increased again in the 2010 election with
a majority of more than 15,000, or 53.8% of the vote.
Parliamentary Career: business minister within
the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Since 2005, Prisk has served as shadow
financial secretary to the Treasury, shadow paymaster general and home affairs
whip before becoming shadow spokesman for business and enterprise in 2007 and a
minister after the 2010 election.
Parliamentary Interests: include small business and
enterprise, urban planning and regeneration, as well as defence and foreign
affairs. Has actively campaigned on
constituency issues such as opposing a second runway at Stansted and plans for
the development of Green Belt land north of Harlow .
He has presented Private Members' Bills to help the self employed and to
protect Green Belt land.
Employment prior to Parliament: Chartered surveyor by
profession, also worked in property and economic development and began his own
consultancy for firms involved in property, construction and environmental
services.
Outside Interests: include urban planning and regeneration, rugby (member
of Saracens RFC) and cricket. He also enjoys singing and is a Vice Chairman of
the Parliament Choir. He and his wife are keen theatre and cinema goers.
Housing: Campaigned against Labour’s regional housing plan
for East Herts, including 3,000 acres north of Harlow .
He has helped ensure that a Conservative Government would scrap the regional
plan and return to East Herts the powers to
determine local development and housing.
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