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Christopher Leslie
Labour MP for Nottingham East

• Also represented Shipley

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
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• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Christopher Leslie voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Treasury, Communities and Local Government, Business, Innovation and Skills, Education, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Northern Rock, Child Benefit, Public Expenditure, Local Government Finance, Post Offices

(based on written questions asked by Christopher Leslie and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
• Courts Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Local Government Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Most recent appearances

Economic Growth (15 May 2013)

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Corby (Andy Sawford) and my many other hon. Friends for their consistently strong arguments about the shortcomings of the Gracious Speech. It is a Queen’s Speech that lacks vision, substance and coherence. It lacks any answers to the big challenges that Britain faces. As such, it is entirely typical of this pitiful excuse for a Government. It is as...”

Economic Growth (15 May 2013)

“The Prime Minister said yesterday, “No more concessions; that is the line in the sand; this is as far as they will go”, It is amazing to think, though, that he has to keep feeding the beast. The problem is that Conservative Members are carrying on a bit like the strange man in the corner of that country pub endlessly moaning about the dreadful threat of outsiders and incomers; I...”

Economic Growth (15 May 2013)

“Not for another year.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 65 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 78.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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") 877 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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Expenses

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