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David Morris
Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How David Morris voted on key issues:
- Voted against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Health, Home Department, Transport, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Trade Unions, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Housing Benefit, Non-domestic Rates: Retail Trade, Renewable Energy
(based on written questions asked by David Morris and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Fracking (22 May 2012)
“I am delighted to have secured this debate on fracking—or, to give it its proper title, hydraulic fracturing. I hope that by the end of the debate we shall have laid some myths to rest, and that the House will be satisfied that the opportunity that fracking presents is being explored in a responsible manner. I would not describe myself as either pro-fracking or anti-fracking; I support...”
- Fracking (22 May 2012)
“Yes, I agree, and we should be striving towards a lower-carbon economy. Shale gas would contribute to that. It is better for the environment than other energy sources—that has already been acknowledged—and it now helps to meet Government targets for low emissions, as my hon. Friend has just said. Research by Policy Exchange states that if China were to switch from coal to shale...”
- Fracking (22 May 2012)
“I thank my hon. Friend, whose constituency is next to mine, for the work that he has done locally on the issue. There are issues to be addressed in the contexts that he mentioned. Like him, I am worried about contamination of water supply in the area. I want to touch later on the possibilities of mineral rights for landowners.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 165 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 77.08% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 36 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register