Lilian Greenwood’s voting in Parliament

Lilian Greenwood is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Lilian Greenwood’s votes.

• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
• Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
• Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Lilian Greenwood’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Lilian Greenwood’s full vote analysis page for more.

Lilian Greenwood has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Railway Signals 21 Jun 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2016 to Question 39089, on railway signals, what the scope of work covered by the installation programme is for the (a) Wales and (b) Romford Rail Operating Centre.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Network Rail: Contracts 20 Jun 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2016 to Question 39089, on railway signals, and with reference to Network Rail's press release of 29 May 2014, entitled Britain's rail revolution quickens pace as first contracts for new traffic management technology are awarded, what the reason is for the difference in the values for Network Rail's traffic...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Rolling Stock: Procurement 20 Jun 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 May 2016 to Question 37789, how much investment there has been in rolling stock by (a) private operators and (b) his Department in each year since 1994.

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Profile

Labour MP for Nottingham South

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Topics of interest

• Department for Transport
• Transport
• Health
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Network Rail
• Re-employment
• Railways: Tickets
• Railways
• High Speed 2 Railway Line

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (since 14 Sep 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Transport) (7 Oct 2011 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Transport Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alan Simpson
• Martin Brandon-Bravo
• Norman Fowler
• George Perry
• William Clark
• Denis Keegan
• Henry Smith
• Frank Markham
• George Knight
• Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
• Arthur Richardson
• Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
• Henry Wright
• John Williams

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (26 out of 26)
• Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Lilian Greenwood’s speeches
• Has received answers to 379 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 69.31% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 124 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Lilian Greenwood’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 210 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)