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George Freeman
Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk

    • Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How George Freeman voted on key issues:

    • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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
    • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Has never voted on a smoking ban. 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 strongly for more EU integration. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Business, Innovation and Skills, Energy and Climate Change, Communities and Local Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Poultry: EU Law, Animals: Disease Control, Bats: Nature Conservation, Public Houses, Churches: Bats

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)

    “Does the Minister agree that, when the Government have decided how to respond to the report, it will be important to listen more to the small businessmen and women around the country than to those on the Labour Front Bench—I do not think that any of them have started a business—and to remember that micro-businesses are the key to the growth that we all want to see? Does he...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)

    “Does my hon. Friend agree that it was the Labour-led Transport Committee that produced the analysis revealing that the Labour party had shown “breathtaking complacency” towards value for money on customers’ rail fares?”

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    • Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has voted in 82.67% 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") 46 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    1. Directorships
    4D Biomedical Ltd, 21 Hill St, Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk IP26 4AB; biomedical innovation advisory business.
    4D Biomedical is ceasing to trade in the life science sector with effect from 30 November 2011. (Updated 29 November 2011)
    Iceni Advisory Ltd (non-executive), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk R4 7TJ; the Advisory Board of the Iceni Seed Challenge Fund set up to support the commercialisation of new technologies.
    Payment of £2,389.95 as consultancy fees, plus mileage and VAT, for February to July 2010. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 15 September 2010)
    This arrangement ended 31 January 2011.
    Elsoms Seeds Ltd, Spalding, Lincs PE11 1QG; agricultural and horticultural seeds business.
    Payment of £10,655.24 for non-executive director services provided by me during the year September 2009-August 2010. Hours: 60 hrs. (Registered 10 November 2010; updated 29 November 2011)
    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Between November 2010 and November 2011 I provided strategic support to the Technology Practice of PA Consulting, Cambridge Technology Centre, Melbourn, Royston, Herts SG8 6DPas part of their taking all client engagement and business development work for 4D Biomedical Ltd (see Category 1 above) on 21 December 2009.(Updated 29 November 2011)
    7 November 2011, received Fortnum & Mason hamper with approximate value of £85 from Deloitte LLP, City House, 126-130 Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1RY in return for speaking at University of Cambridge debate on 29 September 2011. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 23 November 2011)
    8. Land and Property
    Flat in London. I receive rent from this and (until 1 September 2010) also received rent from 4D Biomedical for office space in my main home .
    9. Shareholdings
    (a) 4D Biomedical Ltd;
    (b) Elsoms Seeds (see above)

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