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Laura Sandys
Conservative MP for South Thanet
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Laura Sandys voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. 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 for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. 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, Education, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Communities and Local Government, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): UK Trade and Investment, Entry Clearances: Overseas Students, Departmental Food, Pupils: Disadvantaged, Trade Promotion
(based on written questions asked by Laura Sandys and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Trade & Investment (22 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of the outcome of the comprehensive spending review on UK Trade and Investment's ability to conduct face-to-face meetings with trade advisers at trade shows in overseas markets.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Food (20 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the remit is of the work of her Department's Green Food Project.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 94 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 88.03% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 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") 40 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register