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Jonathan Ashworth
Labour MP for Leicester South
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2011 — Byelection
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jonathan Ashworth voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Treasury, Transport, Work and Pensions, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Freedom of Information, Electricity Generation, Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, Sikhs, English Language: Education
(based on written questions asked by Jonathan Ashworth and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Live Music Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“Given the falls in consumption in the economy and given the chronic lack of business confidence, would it not be better for the Minister to come to the Dispatch Box to announce some workable schemes to support manufacturing investment and schemes to support business access to financial credit rather than making it easier to sack people?”
- Written Answers — Transport: Midland Main Line (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to make a decision on the possible upgrade and electrification of the Midland Mainline.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Crisis Loans: Leicester (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many crisis loans were provided to people living in (a) Leicester South constituency and (b) Leicester in each of the last five years.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 70 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 199 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 77.35% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 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") 23 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register