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Gavin Barwell
Conservative MP for Croydon Central
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gavin Barwell voted on key issues:
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. 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
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Cabinet Office, Treasury, Transport, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Smoking: Health Services, Radiotherapy, Youth Unemployment: London, Heathrow Airport, Autism: Children
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Children and Families Bill Committee (18 out of 19)
- Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crime and Courts Bill Committee (12 out of 13)
- Localism Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Department of Health: NHS Accountability (11 Jun 2013)
“What steps he is taking to increase accountability in the NHS.”
- Department of Health: NHS Accountability (11 Jun 2013)
“Croydon PCT’s accounts for 2010-11 showed a £5.5 million surplus; it subsequently turned out to be a £23 million deficit. The former chief executive and two former finance officers have adamantly refused to give evidence to a scrutiny committee set up by councils in south-west London. Does the Secretary of State agree that that is unacceptable and that NHS managers must be...”
- Public Administration Committee Report (Charity Commission): Student Visas (6 Jun 2013)
“I pay tribute to all three previous speakers, who have set out clearly the arguments relevant to this debate, and I particularly congratulate the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Mr Bailey) on securing it. Back in the autumn, in his speech to the Conservative party conference, the Prime Minister set out an overall mission for the Government, to ensure that this country can win in the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 82.98% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 108 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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