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Chris Heaton-Harris
Conservative MP for Daventry
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Chris Heaton-Harris voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. 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 more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Energy and Climate Change, Home Department, Justice, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Wind Power, Human Rights, European Union, Wind Power: Noise, Met Office
(based on written questions asked by Chris Heaton-Harris and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Olympic Games 2012 (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether he has had any discussions with the Olympic Committee of Israel.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Olympic Games 2012 (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of co-ordination between the Olympic Committees of Israel and Palestine and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“Any idea that unites the shadow Business Secretary and Lord Oakeshott from the other place has to be worthy of proper thought and attention. I would urge my hon. Friend to consult not only with those two individuals, but with small businesses in general, because I think he will find a huge amount of support for the ideas contained in the Beecroft report.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 81.59% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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 17–18 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") 88 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