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Mark Menzies
Conservative MP for Fylde
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Menzies voted on key issues:
- Voted for replacing Trident. 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
- 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
- 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 Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against 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: Transport, Culture Media and Sport, Treasury, Business, Innovation and Skills, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Nurses: Standards, Public Houses, Flood Control: Lytham St Annes, Mortgages: Government Assistance, Heathrow Airport
(based on written questions asked by Mark Menzies and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Sittings of the House (1 May): Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords] (30 Apr 2012)
“Out of respect for the number of right hon. and hon. Members who wish to take part in tonight’s debate, I will try to keep my comments short. I congratulate the Government and welcome the introduction of the Bill, because I believe it represents a common-sense solution at a time when the eyes of the world are upon us. Some in the House may remember that I previously proposed amending...”
- Sittings of the House (1 May): Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords] (30 Apr 2012)
“The USA is one example. An hon. Member asked whether other countries that have held the Olympic games amended Sunday trading laws, but many did not have to amend their laws. Sunday trading legislation in Scotland is very lax—people in Scotland can shop at 10 o’clock at night if they so wish—so saying that the proposed change in the law in England will be somehow draconian is...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Topical Questions (30 Apr 2012)
“Ahead of the London elections, do Ministers share my concerns over alarms raised by local councils in Tower Hamlets about alleged voting fraud? What steps are being taken to ensure the integrity of the ballot?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 64 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 92.06% 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") 28 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register