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Bridget Phillipson
Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bridget Phillipson voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Home Department, Education, Work and Pensions, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Work Experience, Housing Benefit, Adam Werritty, Departmental Travel, Education Maintenance Allowance
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Topical Questions (22 May 2012)
“Last week, the Deputy Prime Minister said: “There is going to be no regional pay system. That is not going to happen.” Are not his Government drawing up plans for precisely such a system?”
- Business of the House (17 May 2012)
“Last year, I raised with the Leader of the House the tragic case of Joe Arthur, my constituent who was killed while on holiday in Greece in 2006, and the family’s fight for justice. This week, the family have again been out to Greece, and yet again the trial has stalled. Will the Leader of the House arrange for me to meet urgently a Foreign Office Minister to discuss what further...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (15 May 2012)
“Given that there is no replacement in sight for the victims commissioner, does not that send out entirely the wrong message to victims about the importance that the Government place on their needs?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 134 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 49.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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") 16 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register