Phil Boswell
| Phil Boswell MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Clarke |
| Majority | 11,501 (23.69%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 July 1963 Coatbridge, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Website |
philboswellmp |
Philip John Boswell (born 23 July 1963) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill since the general election in May 2015.[1]
Early life
Boswell was raised in Coatbridge and worked there for a brief time as a policeman.[2]
Oil and gas industry
Boswell then found work in the oil industry, as a quantity surveyor and contracts engineer.[2] He spent more than a decade in the oil and gas industry, with work taking him to Hong Kong, Egypt and the Falklands.[3]
Controversies
In December 2015 Boswell was criticised for having previously received an £18,000 interest-free loan from US energy company Phillips 66 while working for them as a contracts manager. Earlier in 2015, Boswell had tabled a motion in the House of Commons, calling for Chancellor George Osborne to close the "Mayfair tax loophole" tax avoidance scheme. An SNP spokesperson stated that Boswell had always declared his interests, and was committed to ending tax avoidance schemes.[4]
In January 2016 it was announced that Boswell would be investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over the claim that he did not properly record his directorship of a company in the Commons Register of Members' Interests, thus breaching parliamentary procedure.[5] He was registered with Companies House as the sole director of Boswell and Johnston Ltd.[6]
References
- ↑ "Election 2015: Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill". BBC News.
- 1 2 Sanderson, Daniel (28 April 2015). "Constituency profile: Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill". The Herald. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Geoghegan, Peter (6 May 2015). "The People's Election: The final chapter ... Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill". The National. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "SNP backs MP Phil Boswell over tax avoidance scheme". BBC News. 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "SNP MP Phil Boswell faces Standards Commissioner investigation". BBC News. 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Settle, Michael (5 January 2016). "Standards commissioner launches full inquiry into SNP MP's financial interests". The Herald.
External links
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
- Phil Boswell on Twitter
- Profile on SNP website
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| Preceded by Tom Clarke |
Member of Parliament for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill 2015–present |
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