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David Tredinnick
MP
	David Tredinnick ; MP
	;
	Member of the United Kingdom Parliament; for Bosworth
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 June 1987
Preceded by	Adam Butler
Majority	5,319 (42.6%)
Born	January 19, 1950 (age 59); Worthing, West Sussex
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Rebecca Shott
Alma mater	University of Cape Town; St John's College, Oxford
Website	bosworthconservatives.com

For other persons of the same name, see David Tredinnick.

David Arthur Stephen Tredinnick (born 19 January 1950) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.

He is a former officer in the Grenadier Guards and is Member of Parliament for Bosworth (essentially Hinckley and Bosworth) first elected in 1987.

[edit] Early life

He went to Eton College, then St John's College, Oxford, gaining a MLitt. He then went to the Graduate School of Business at Cape Town University, where he gained an MBA. From 1972-3, he was a trainee at EB Savory Miln & Co stockbrokers, then in 1974 he was an account executive at Quadrant Int in 1974. In 1976, he was a salesman at Kalle Infotech UK, and sales manager at Word Right Word Processing from 1977-8. From 1978-9, he was a consultant at Baird Communications NV, and marketing manager at QI Europe Ltd from 1979-81. He was manager at Malden Mitcham Properties from 1981-7.

[edit] Parliamentary career

He contested Cardiff South and Penarth in 1983. He was once a Parliamentary Private Secretary, but was forced resign and was suspended for 20 days ^[1] after he was found to have accepted a £1000 bribe to ask questions in Parliament, popularly known as the Cash for questions affair.^[2] He has been a Member of Parliament for over 20 years making him one of the most long standing MP's.

[edit] Support for complementary and alternative medicine

He is a supporter of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), speaking in Parliament on homeopathy^[3] (making claims for its effectiveness despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary^[4]^[5]^[6]), chiropractic and the influence of the Moon on blood clotting.^[7] In this same debate he characterised scientists as "racially prejudiced".^[8]

[edit] Revelations about his Parliamentary Expenses

It emerged in 2009 that he tried to claim the £125 cost of attending a course on "intimate relationships" through his Parliamentary expenses. He was also found to have used expenses to purchase astrology software, claiming it was for a debate on alternative medicine.^[9]

[edit] Personal life

He married Rebecca Shott in 1983 and has a daughter (born February 1987) and son (born July 1989). They live in London.

[edit] References

^ BBC profile Accessed Feb 20 2008.
^ Cash-for-questions MPs suspended by Commons
^ House of Commons Debate 19 Feb 2008
^ Ernst E (2002), "A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy", Br J Clin Pharmacol 54 (6): 577–582, doi:10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01699.x, PMID 12492603
^ "Homeopathy - Issues", National Health Service, http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Homeopathy/Pages/Issues.aspx, retrieved 2009-07-30
^ Altunç U, Pittler MH, Ernst E (2007), "Homeopathy for childhood and adolescence ailments: systematic review of randomized clinical trials", Mayo Clin Proc 82 (1): 69–75, doi:10.4065/82.1.69, PMID 17285788, http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/82/1/69.full, "However, homeopathy is not totally devoid of risks ... it may delay effective treatment or diagnosis."
^ House of Commons Debate 14 Oct 2009
^ House of Commons Debate 14 Oct 2009
^ http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/David-Tredinnick-6-000-phone-calls-year/article-1091492-detail/article.html

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Adam Courtauld Butler	Member of Parliament for Bosworth 1987–present	Incumbent

[edit] External links

[0] BBC profile Accessed Feb 20 2008.

[1] Cash-for-questions MPs suspended by Commons

[2] House of Commons Debate 19 Feb 2008

[pmid12492603-3] Ernst E (2002), "A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy", Br J Clin Pharmacol 54 (6): 577–582, doi:10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01699.x, PMID 12492603

[nhsdirect-4] "Homeopathy - Issues", National Health Service, http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Homeopathy/Pages/Issues.aspx, retrieved 2009-07-30

[pmid17285788-5] Altunç U, Pittler MH, Ernst E (2007), "Homeopathy for childhood and adolescence ailments: systematic review of randomized clinical trials", Mayo Clin Proc 82 (1): 69–75, doi:10.4065/82.1.69, PMID 17285788, http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/82/1/69.full, "However, homeopathy is not totally devoid of risks ... it may delay effective treatment or diagnosis."

[6] House of Commons Debate 14 Oct 2009

[7] House of Commons Debate 14 Oct 2009

[8] ttp://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/David-Tredinnick-6-000-phone-calls-year/article-1091492-detail/article.html

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