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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 strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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 for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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, Transport, Communities and Local Government, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Smoking: Health Services, Radiotherapy, Heathrow Airport, Autism: Children, Ovarian Cancer
(based on written questions asked by Gavin Barwell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- 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)
- Localism Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
Most recent appearances
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“As the right hon. Member for Leicester East (Keith Vaz)—I thank him for his kind words—predicted, I will focus my remarks today on one particular measure in one particular Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech. I have been lobbying for the measure for some months, and I hope the House will forgive me for focusing on a single issue. On 26 June 2010, my constituent Lillian...”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“I think the issues here are the offence committed and changing the law. I will explain how the Queen’s Speech is doing just that, but first I will complete the narrative. The driver who killed Lillian lives locally, so the family have to confront the fact that, now that he has been released from prison, they will from time to time meet this man—who has never apologised to them for...”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“The right hon. Lady can certainly argue about the pace at which the cuts have to be made, but may I take her back to the question my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes North (Mark Lancaster) asked about whether the Government were going too far? The Chancellor is seeking to remove the structural deficit and, as I understand it, the Labour party is committed to exactly the same...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 84.84% 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 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") 79 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register