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Julian Smith
Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Julian Smith voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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 against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Business, Innovation and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Education, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Procurement, Procurement, Conditions of Employment, EU Law, Departmental Food
(based on written questions asked by Julian Smith and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (14 out of 17)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Education: Education: Finance (22 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the aims of the F40 group with regards to his reform of the education funding formula.”
- Written Answers — Education: Education: Finance (22 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education what consideration he has given to the specific circumstances of rural areas in his recently announced changes to education funding.”
- Business without Debate: Clause 56 — Commission for Equality and Human Rights (16 Apr 2013)
“How does the shadow Secretary of State account for the evidence given by John Wadham, the chair of the commission, when he appeared before the Committee? He stated: “I do not think that it is so problematic, because other parts of the legislation provide sufficient clarity on what our job really is.”––[Official Report, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Public Bill...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 89 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 87.76% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 68 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register