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Helen Grant
Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Helen Grant voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. 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 replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Business, Innovation and Skills, Transport, Education, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Armed Forces: Families, UN Resolutions: Females, Non-molestation Orders, Dogs, Prisoners: Females
(based on written questions asked by Helen Grant and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Royal Succession (22 May 2012)
“What plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on the rules governing succession to the Crown.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: Royal Succession (22 May 2012)
“If the birds and the bees of the romantic Isle of Anglesey were to conspire and bless our future King of England and his wife with the patter of tiny feet before this law was enacted, and if that royal baby turned out to be a little girl, would she succeed to the throne?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Rape Allegations (22 May 2012)
“Does the Solicitor-General agree that the increased number of rape crisis centres opened by the Government helped to increase the number of rape prosecutions?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 79.42% 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 16–17 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
