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Claire Perry
Conservative MP for Devizes
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Claire Perry voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on 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 against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Health, Education, Justice, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Children: Service Personnel, Departmental Leave, Inland Waterways, Social Services: Fees and Charges, Legal Aid
(based on written questions asked by Claire Perry and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Empty Property (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to promote the refurbishment of empty and vacant homes.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Inland Waterways (26 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to secure the long-term future of rivers and waterways.”
- Bill Presented — Housing (Selective Licensing of Private Landlords in Exempted Areas) Bill: National Planning Policy Framework (24 Apr 2012)
“My right hon. Friend will be aware that the postbag was bulging with representations from the constituents of Devizes. He will be glad to hear that when I took members of the Trust for Devizes through the current proposals, they warmly welcomed the changes and thanked him for listening.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 80.87% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — 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") 76 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