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Amber Rudd
Conservative MP for Hastings and Rye
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Amber Rudd voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against a smoking ban. 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 very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Business, Innovation and Skills, Education, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Members: Correspondence, Higher Education: Admissions, Pupils: Disadvantaged, Fisheries, Offences against Children
(based on written questions asked by Amber Rudd and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013)
“Newcastle has not bid for the city of culture, so I urge the hon. Gentleman to give his views on the city of culture process. In the spirit of cross-party engagement, I ask him to observe that my borough council, which is Labour-run, has been leading on its bid, with which I have been involved. Now is not the time to make so many political comments; instead, we should celebrate how, together,...”
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013)
“I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Mr Amess) for securing this debate, and it is fantastic to hear from so many Members about the benefits of their own constituencies. I know from conversations with colleagues that for many people Hastings summons up three things. First, there is our famous battle—I am happy to say that there is no historical confusion about...”
- [Mr Mike Weir in the Chair] — UK City of Culture 2017 (21 May 2013)
“We very much enjoyed my hon. Friend’s visit. He saw around the Jerwood, which is a fantastic new gallery. Is he not now reconsidering some of his earlier phrases? He must be rather anxious about the high level of competition from other places, such as Hastings.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 84.91% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 58 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register