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Ben Gummer
Conservative MP for Ipswich
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ben Gummer voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. 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 strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education, Health, Home Department, Business, Innovation and Skills, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Multiple Sclerosis: Drugs, Music: Education, Asylum: Community Relations, Planning, Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
(based on written questions asked by Ben Gummer and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Treasury: Bona Vacantia (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value is of all the cases referred to the Estates Group within the Bona Vacantia Division of the Treasury Solicitor and ceded to the state in the latest period for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Bona Vacantia (16 May 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases where a person died without leaving a will or any entitled kin were referred to the Estates Group within the Bona Vacantia Division of the Treasury Solicitor in each of the last five years.”
- Business of the House: Clause 4 — Personal allowances from 2013 (19 Apr 2012)
“Whatever the proportion of pensioners affected, whether it is 10%, 20%, 30% or 40%, does the hon. Lady think it is right that they currently get a different tax rate from low-earning families who are struggling hard but for some reason seem to be discriminated against just because they are not over 65?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 43 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 83.67% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 59 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register