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Jenny Chapman
Labour MP for Darlington
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jenny Chapman voted on key issues:
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Education, Home Department, Business, Innovation and Skills, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Young Offenders, Schools: ICT, Careers Advice, Deportation, Departmental Buildings
(based on written questions asked by Jenny Chapman and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (12 out of 20)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“The Minister said in answer to a previous question that confidence is all important. Can he explain for those of us who have not read the report exactly how firing at will will increase consumer confidence?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living (16 May 2012)
“Does my hon. Friend believe it is easier to move water around than it is to move people? We have plenty of water in the north-east, but we could do with more people and more jobs. If there were a more even distribution of people and jobs, we could save ourselves the job of moving water.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 69.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below 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 17–18 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") 43 times in debates — well 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