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Jonathan Lord
Conservative MP for Woking
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jonathan Lord voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. 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, Treasury, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Entry Clearances: Overseas Students, Magistrates Courts: Surrey, Magistrates Courts: Woking, Income Tax, Local Government Finance
(based on written questions asked by Jonathan Lord and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Literacy and Mathematics (22 Apr 2013)
“What steps he is taking to ensure that all pupils attain basic levels of literacy and mathematics before leaving school.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Literacy and Mathematics (22 Apr 2013)
“Last year, the CBI reported that two thirds of businesses were complaining that too many school leavers were struggling with basic literacy and numeracy and were unable to use a computer properly. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is unacceptable to ask our employers to set up remedial classes in these most core basic skills?”
- Environment Agency (27 Feb 2013)
“I commiserate with the constituents of my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater and West Somerset (Mr Liddell-Grainger), who have suffered so badly from flooding. In my constituency of Woking, we are looking forward to the Minister visiting the Hoe valley scheme in April. There is terrific joint working between the Environment Agency, the council and other stakeholders to take several...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 22 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 85.42% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 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") 22 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register