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Ian Swales
Liberal Democrat MP for Redcar
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ian Swales voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Health, Energy and Climate Change, Work and Pensions, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Insolvency Service: Stockton on Tees, Carbon Sequestration, Corporation Tax: Redcar, Business: Government Assistance, National Specialised Services Advisory Group
(based on written questions asked by Ian Swales and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (22 out of 26)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Insolvency Service: Stockton On Tees (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate has been made of the potential savings which would arise from the closure of the Stockton on Tees Insolvency Service.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Insolvency Service: Stockton On Tees (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what cost-benefit assessment has been made of the potential efficiency gains arising from closing the Stockton on Tees Insolvency Service against the standard of service provided.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Insolvency Service: Stockton On Tees (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what calculations were made to arrive at the costs of office accommodation for the Stockton on Tees Insolvency Service in the March 2012 report.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 83.21% 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") 49 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register