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Duncan Hames
Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Duncan Hames voted on key issues:
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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 very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Health, Work and Pensions, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals, Appeals: Employment and Support Allowance, Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Export Credit Guarantees, Children: Maintenance
(based on written questions asked by Duncan Hames and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Topical Questions (8 Feb 2012)
“Europe’s most energy efficient data centre was recently opened by Ark Continuity near Corsham on the edge of my constituency, providing resilient top-tier security infrastructure. Given the Minister’s interest in improving public sector information, communications and technology, can I interest him in joining me on a site visit to see that world-leading technology for himself?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions (31 Jan 2012)
“Throughout the 18 months to the end of September 2011, consistently more than half of appeal cases relating to employment and support allowance took longer than six months to be decided by the Courts and Tribunals Service, meaning that more than twice as many people as the service’s own target are waiting that long. What action is the Minister taking to ensure that they receive their...”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Individual Savings Accounts (31 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the individual annual limit on investments in Individual Savings Accounts was in each tax year since their introduction.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 127 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 84.89% 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 19–20 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") 57 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register