▁Conserv atives ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 5 , 4 9 4 ▁and ▁delivered ▁his ▁ma iden ▁speech ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁D ud d ridge ▁has ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Environment , ▁Food ▁and ▁R ural ▁Affairs ▁Select ▁Committee , ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Development ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁O pp osition ▁Wh ip . ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election ▁again ▁as ▁Ro ch ford ▁and ▁South end ▁East ' s ▁MP , ▁becoming ▁a ▁Lord ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁( G overn ment ▁Wh ip ) ▁with ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Office ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Education , ▁but ▁later ▁left ▁government ▁in ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on ' s ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁res h uffle . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁D ud d ridge ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁reply ▁on ▁H M ▁Government ' s ▁beh alf ▁from ▁the ▁Des patch ▁Box ▁during ▁an ▁Ad j ourn ment ▁debate , ▁a ▁r ar ity ▁as ▁Commons ▁Wh ips ▁– ▁particularly ▁Government ▁Wh ips ▁– ▁by ▁convention ▁do ▁not ▁speak ▁in ▁the ▁Chamber . ▁ ▁D ud d ridge ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the