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Marcus Jones
Conservative MP for Nuneaton
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Marcus Jones voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. 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 very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education, Treasury, Communities and Local Government, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mortgages, Government Procurement Card, Water: EU Law, Pupils: Disadvantaged, Angling
(based on written questions asked by Marcus Jones and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprentices (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many young people started an apprenticeship in (a) England and (b) Nuneaton constituency in the last 12 months.”
- Written Answers — Education: Pre-school Education: Nuneaton (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many families he expects to be eligible for the extension in hours of childcare available to the poorest families in Nuneaton constituency; (2) how many families he expects to be eligible for free early education for the poorest two-year-olds in Nuneaton constituency.”
- Written Answers — Education: Pupils: Nuneaton (22 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many (a) schools and (b) pupils in Nuneaton constituency have participated in the pupil premium in the latest period for which figures are available; (2) how much additional funding his Department plans to make available to schools in the Nuneaton constituency as a result of the pupil premium.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 87.36% 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 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") 71 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register