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Chris Skidmore
Conservative MP for Kingswood
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Chris Skidmore voted on key issues:
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted against a smoking ban. 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 strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education, Health, Business, Innovation and Skills, Communities and Local Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Science: GCSE, History: GCSE, GCSE: History, Health Services: Overseas Visitors, Health Services: Foreign Nationals
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Most recent appearances
- NHS (Foreign Nationals) (22 May 2012)
“I would have raised the Olympics in my speech had it not been for the fact that I wanted this to be a cross-party debate. The criterion that Olympic officials and athletes should receive free treatment was part of the bid that was successful in 2005 under the previous Government. We would not have been awarded the Olympics if that had not been part of the 2005 bid.”
- NHS (Foreign Nationals) (22 May 2012)
“Thank you, Mr Streeter, for calling me to speak. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship. I very much appreciate having the opportunity to speak on the issue of foreign nationals’ use of the NHS today. I know that it is of concern to all Members of the House, regardless of political party, because for many of us it is a huge issue for our constituents, who are genuinely...”
- NHS (Foreign Nationals) (22 May 2012)
“No, I am certainly not mixing them and I will come to the issue of eligibility that is defined around the term “ordinarily resident”. I want to talk about that in terms of the historic issues that determine whether foreign nationals should be charged for treatment. Obviously, there have been various reports in the past decade, including a 2007 report by the Joint Committee on...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 80 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 88.81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 63 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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