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Henry Smith
Conservative MP for Crawley
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Henry Smith voted on key issues:
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 smoking ban. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Treasury, Transport, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Animal Experiments: Primates, Air Passenger Duty, Aviation: Working Hours, Teaching Methods, Animal Experiments
(based on written questions asked by Henry Smith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
- Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Civil Aviation Bill (22 May 2012)
“It was a pleasure to speak on Second Reading and an honour to serve on the Public Bill Committee earlier this year. As I said on those occasions, and it is worth repeating now, the airport and airline industry has changed significantly in the more than a quarter of a century since this area of legislation was significantly addressed. Since the British Airports Authority—latterly known...”
- European Union Documents: Civil Aviation Bill (22 May 2012)
“I would not accept that the Government’s aviation policy is either anti-aviation or anti-growth, as shown by the fact that we are now on Third Reading of a Bill that will produce greater flexibility in this sector—vital for a trading nation such as ourselves. I believe the Government should be congratulated by hon. Members on both sides of the House on that achievement. Returning...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education Funding Council for England (14 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will maintain the Higher Education Funding Council for England's funding of the National Childbirth Trust's practitioner training.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 80 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 69 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 87.91% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 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") 48 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register