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Alec Shelbrooke
Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell

    • Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Alec Shelbrooke voted on key issues:

    • Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted against a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Energy and Climate Change, Transport, Communities and Local Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): High Speed 2 Railway Line, Gardens: Property Development, Iran, Economic Policy, Occupied Territories

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Nato: Iran (17 Jun 2013)

    “My right hon. Friend will have gathered that the mood of the House is one of hope and expectation at the election of President-elect Rouhani. I urge my right hon. Friend, through his good offices, to take the next couple of months until Mr Rouhani comes to power to assess all the offers to Iran that have been on the table. The Iranian people have voted for change and hope. It was notable in...”

    Written Answers — Treasury: Urenco (10 Jun 2013)

    “To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress the Government has made on selling its share in Urenco.”

    Business of the House (6 Jun 2013)

    “Could we have a debate on the practices of companies such as Phyderma and Elisa Jewels, which actively seek to scam British pensioners by enticing them to purchase catalogue items with the promise that they will win prizes such as new cars and luxury holidays? I recently met a distraught constituent whose father has spent more than £5,000 to date on these false promises.”

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    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Payments from Comres 4 Millbank London SW1P 3JA for completing opinion surveys:
    Received payment of £75 on 26 March 2012 Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 25 October 2012)
    Received payment of £75 on 20 June 2012 Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 25 October 2012)
    Received payment of £75 on 13 July 2012 Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 25 October 2012)
    Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing opinion surveys:
    Received payment of £70 on 13 July 2012. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 25 October 2012)
    Received £60 from the BBC for contribution to the Moral Maze on 17 October 2012. Address of payer: 3rd floor, Dock House, MediaCity UK, Salford, M50 2EQ. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 12 November 2012)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor: H M Government of Gibraltar
    Address of donor: 150 Strand, London, WC2R 1JA
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air fare for myself and my wife with a value of £750 and hotel accommodation with a value of £445; total: £1,195
    Destination of visit: Gibraltar
    Date of visit: 6-11 September 2012
    Purpose of visit: Visit as part of a Parliamentary Delegation with the APPG on Gibraltar, to celebrate Gibraltar Day.
    (Registered 1 November 2012)
    8. Land and Property
    Residential property in Leeds, from which I receive income below the registrable threshold.

    Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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