Government Whip for Home Office and Justice.

Conservative Parliamentary candidate, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2024 General Elections.

Born in Wadebridge, Scott went to school in the town and has worked and lived in North Cornwall all of his life. Working as a postman for nearly 20 years, Scott entered politics by joining the Wadebridge Conservative Club. Shortly afterwards, he was elected as the councillor for Wadebridge West on North Cornwall District Council (NCDC). Scott retained his seat at the next local elections and continued to represent Wadebridge West when NCDC was replaced by the Cornwall Council unitary authority.In December 2019, Scott secured a record-breaking re-election by attracting the most votes, the biggest share of the vote and the biggest majority in the constituency's history.Since his initial election in 2015, Scott has increased his share of the vote from 45% to 59.4% (+14.4) and his majority from 6,621 to 14,752 (+8,131). His total number of votes has risen from 21,689 to 30,671.During his time as MP, Scott has been a member of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, was the Vice-Chairman of both the Local Democracy and WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs), and was also a member of APPGs for Rural Health & Social Care, Angling, Housing & Planning, the Visitor Economy, and FairFuel, among others.Scott also sat on the Government's Life Chances Group to form policy around creating better life chances for people from deprived backgrounds.In January 2020 Scott was appointed as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education.The Queen approved the appointment of Scott Mann MP as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) in January 2021. This role was unpaid.Later in 2021, Scott served as Government Whip for the Departments of Justice, Levelling Up Housing & Communities, before becoming Whip for the Home Office and Justice.Scott currently served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at DEFRA in 2022.He returned to the Government Whip's Office in October 2022.

Portfolio as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at DEFRATrade, including:- Agri-food trade negotiations- Standards- Market access and exports, ‘Buy British’- Geographical indicationsBorders:- Northern Ireland- International Oceans (including climate, international whaling commission, marine biodiversity & Overseas Territories, marine litter, and blue finance)- Support to SoS on Growth Agenda and Deregulation- EU Law ReviewRural and Green Growth:- Rural productivity and connectivity, rural life opportunities (childcare, education, skills & health)- Domestic and international green finance, green jobs, and financial markets for nature and the environmentAnimal Welfare:-Lead for AHWBECommons Minister for International Nature