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Gordon Henderson
Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gordon Henderson voted on key issues:
- 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 replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against 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 Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against a smoking ban. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Communities and Local Government, Transport, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Procurement, Departmental Procurement, Taxation: Bingo, Driving Offences, Fire Services
(based on written questions asked by Gordon Henderson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
Most recent appearances
- Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (17 May 2012)
“Despite assurances from my hon. Friend the Minister, small double-glazing companies in my constituency still feel that they are being elbowed out of green deal work by larger national companies. What more can my hon. Friend say to reassure small and medium-sized enterprises in Sittingbourne and Sheppey that they will be able to access green deal work?”
- Written Answers — Health: Eyesight (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has any plans to provide NHS funding for the diagnosis and prescription of special lens glasses for people with Meares Irlen syndrome.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 57 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 87.36% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 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