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Gordon Henderson
Conservative MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey

    • Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Gordon Henderson voted on key issues:

    • 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
    • Voted against a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted for replacing Trident. 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 against equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Health, Treasury, Communities and Local Government, Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Health Insurance, Procurement, Excise Duties: Gaming Machines, Departmental Procurement, Palestinians

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Alcohol Licensing Advertising — [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] (18 Jun 2013)

    “It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Streeter. Earlier this year, the Government held a consultation on licensing notices. In essence, Ministers are considering scrapping the statutory requirement for those applying for an alcohol licence to advertise that application in their local newspaper. In this debate, I intend not only to raise the concerns of my local newspapers...”

    Alcohol Licensing Advertising — [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] (18 Jun 2013)

    “I welcome the intervention of my hon. Friend—a corridor friend—and I note how subtly he plugged his local newspaper. As it happens, I was about to say that my local newspapers include the Kent Messenger, Kent on Sunday, the Sheerness Times Guardian and the Sittingbourne News Extra. I have many local newspapers in my patch. One of the most important sections in a local newspaper is...”

    Alcohol Licensing Advertising — [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] (18 Jun 2013)

    “I welcome the comment from my hon. Friend, whose constituency in Kent is also covered by the Kent Messenger, which he forgot to mention. He is right and, as I shall say later, newspapers not only carry the notices, but articles or editorials on the subject as well. In the Home Office document, “A consultation on delivering the Government’s policies to cut alcohol fuelled crime and...”

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    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Payments from Communicate Research, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA, for completion of opinion polls:
    17 November 2010, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    10 January 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    28 April 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    1 July 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    29 July 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    31 October 2011, payment of £50. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    2 December 2011, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    4 January 2012, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    13 February 2012, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    11 April 2012, payment of £75. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    May 2012, payment of £75. Hours: 10 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 25 June 2012)
    Payment of £75 for May-June parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 13 December 2012)
    Payment of £75 for July parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 13 December 2012)
    Payment of £75 for October-November parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 13 December 2012)
    Payment of £75 for November-December 2012 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 7 January 2013)
    Payment of £75 for January 2013 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 4 March 2013)
    Payment of £75 for February-March 2013 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 8 April 2013)
    Payments from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion surveys:
    Payment of £75 on 18 March 2011. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 3 May 2012)
    Payments from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for opinion surveys:
    25 January 2012, payment of £150. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    2 March 2012, payment of £150. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    5 October 2012, payment of £150. Hours: 45 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 24 December 2012)
    Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone St, London EC1Y 8RT for opinion surveys:
    21 January 2011, payment of £80. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 2 May 2012)
    25 July 2012, payment of £70. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 24 December 2012)
    Payments from Dods Parliamentary Service, 21 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP, for opinion surveys:
    20 June 2012, payment of £100. Hours: 20 mins. Payment donated to charity. (Registered 24 December 2012)

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