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Caroline Lucas
Green MP for Brighton, Pavilion
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Caroline Lucas voted on key issues:
- Voted against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. 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 very strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Energy and Climate Change, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Press Releases, Nuclear Weapons, Corporation Tax, Solar Power, Renewable Energy
(based on written questions asked by Caroline Lucas and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Turkey (18 Jun 2013)
“What reports he has received on the Turkish authorities’ response to the recent demonstrations in Taksim square.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Turkey (18 Jun 2013)
“Over the weekend, more than 100 civilians, including doctors and nurses treating the injured, were arrested and held in incommunicado detention. There have also been reports of beatings. In the light of that appalling situation, will the Minister not only state his hope, but call on the Turkish authorities to disclose the location of everyone who has been arrested and to release immediately...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Oil (18 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with (a) his ministerial colleagues and (b) climate scientists on the potential implications of the exploitation of (i) tar sands and (ii) other unconventional fossil fuels which have potential to be used for transport for the UK's international commitment to keep global temperatures below a two degree centigrade...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 75 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 243 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 75.22% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 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") 230 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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