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Karl Turner
Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull East
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Karl Turner voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on 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: Justice, Home Department, Treasury, Business, Innovation and Skills, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques, Civil Litigation: Legal Costs, Prisons: Mobile Phones, Prisons: Employment, Deportation
(based on written questions asked by Karl Turner and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (37 out of 40)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (15 out of 18)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Petitions: VAT on Static Caravans (22 May 2012)
“I present a petition with 1,401 signatures on behalf of the residents of Kingston upon Hull East. This issue is terribly important and even more so today, with Willerby Holiday Homes announcing a consultation on redundancies for 350 staff as a direct result of what the Government plan to do. The Petition of residents of East Hull constituency. [P001042]”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“What does the hon. Gentleman think the imposition of VAT on static caravans will do for jobs, growth and exports?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 32 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 75.81% 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 16–17 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") 42 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register