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Jim Shannon
DUP MP for Strangford, Former DUP MLA for Strangford
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- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 1 August 2010 — Resigned
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jim Shannon voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. 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 moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Fisheries, Gift Aid, Wild Ducks: Pest Control, Armed Forces: Redundancy
(based on written questions asked by Jim Shannon and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (13 out of 20)
- Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (21 out of 40)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Crows (9 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions Natural England has had with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and Countryside Alliance on the control of crows.”
- Petition — Proposed Closure of Rio Tinto Alcan, Lynemouth: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (8 Feb 2012)
“The benefits of SBRT are well proven in many cases and clear in numerous cases. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it should be available more extensively across the whole of the NHS, and that it is time for the Minister to work alongside the devolved Administrations to ensure that the treatment is available for patients in Northern Ireland, as well as other parts of the United Kingdom?”
- Haemophilia (8 Feb 2012)
“I congratulate the hon. Lady on bringing this matter to Westminster Hall. Is she concerned about the level of support given to haemophiliacs who have received blood contaminated with HIV or hepatitis C? Should an additional level of care and assistance be given to those who suffer through no fault of their own but because of the blood?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 214 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 142 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 60.85% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 131 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register