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John Howell
Conservative MP for Henley
- Entered Parliament on 27 June 2008 — Byelection
- Majority: 10,116 votes. — 130th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Howell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 15 Jul 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Work and Pensions, Justice, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Ordnance Survey, Witnesses, Housing: Low Incomes, M40: Noise, Employment: Disabled People
(based on written questions asked by John Howell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 24 (3 Nov 2009)
“We have heard the most relevant question of the day: why have part 2 at all? From the answer that we have received, we know that there is no point to part 2 in its current form. There is clearly a lack of understanding of how things work out on the ground. The lack of levers and data on the ground will make things particularly difficult for local government. However, I beg to ask leave to...”
- Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 24 (3 Nov 2009)
“I beg to move amendment 63, in clause 24, page 14, line 7, leave out from ‘of’ to ‘section’ in line 8. I will not detain the Committee for long. The amendment is and always was intended to probe an issue that was covered in some detail this morning. I wish to illustrate the difficulties that were raised particularly by the local government representatives at their evidence...”
- Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 20 (3 Nov 2009)
“That was rather a surprise, Mr. Caton. I was not quite ready. I will, however, make good. The clause imposes a duty on local government. I want to question why the Government have pursued the idea of a duty, rather than other means of achieving their objectives for local government. The duty relates to “reducing, and mitigating the effects of, child poverty”. The use of the word...”
More of John Howell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 37 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations 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") 35 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. More about the Register