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John Howell
Conservative MP for Henley
- Entered Parliament on 27 June 2008 — Byelection
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Howell voted on key issues:
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately 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
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Health, Justice, Work and Pensions, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Planning Permission: Appeals, Ordnance Survey, Witnesses, Housing: Low Incomes, Townlands Hospital
(based on written questions asked by John Howell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (3 out of 12)
- Bribery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Financial Services Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Equality Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: National Infrastructure Plan (24 Jan 2012)
“What progress he has made on implementation of the national infrastructure plan 2011.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: National Infrastructure Plan (24 Jan 2012)
“Does my right hon. Friend agree that the national infrastructure plan is welcome and timely because it is about real investment in our infrastructure and because it shows that the Government are thinking for the long term, both of which will encourage co-investment in those projects?”
- Sexual Offences (Amendment): Backbench Business — [Un-allotted Day] — Future of Town Centres and High Streets (17 Jan 2012)
“I agree that my hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Does he agree that the neighbourhood planning provisions in the Localism Act 2011 give local communities a greater say for the first time in helping to shape the sort of town centres that they need and want?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 90.67% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 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") 70 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register