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Andrew Bingham
Conservative MP for High Peak
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Bingham voted on key issues:
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Culture Media and Sport, Health, Communities and Local Government, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Contracts, Government Olympic Executive, Regional Growth Fund, Magistrates: Expenses, Taxation: Football
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Bingham and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
- HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Amendment): Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house (23 Apr 2013)
“Like my hon. Friend, I welcome this change. Does she share my concern that neighbours will need to be able not only to look at the plans, but to read and understand them?”
- Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Amendment): Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house (23 Apr 2013)
“I welcome the change in the present position. The Minister mentioned loss of amenity. Would building materials constitute that? Would, for example, the construction of a breeze-block building represent a loss of amenity?”
- Business without Debate: Development orders: development within the curtilage of a dwelling house (16 Apr 2013)
“I am not keen on this idea, and I have said so from an early stage, because there would be long-term consequences from what is perceived as a short-term gain. We have heard about monstrous carbuncles; I think that we could end up with a lot of small warts on properties. My constituency of High Peak is a hilly area. A small extension to a property next door but one on a steep hill can have an...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 29 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 87.76% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 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") 45 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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