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Michael Ellis
Conservative MP for Northampton North
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Ellis voted on key issues:
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. 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 Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Education, Work and Pensions, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iran: Sanctions, Iran, Middle East: Armed Conflict, Waste Management, Antisocial Behaviour
(based on written questions asked by Michael Ellis and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that when he was Minister for Europe in the last Government he gave away £7 billion at the last European Union budget negotiations? Does he not accept that it is rather difficult to take him seriously when it comes to negotiations with Europe?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“On that point, may I congratulate the Foreign Secretary on the work he has done to expand the diplomatic network, because under the previous Government many of our diplomatic missions were neglected and some were closed? I congratulate him on what he is doing because it is good for business. Are there expansion plans for India, that crucial and vibrant democracy?”
- Bills Presented: Home Affairs and Justice (10 May 2012)
“How can the right hon. Lady reconcile her current rhetoric on numbers with the fact that under the Labour Government only 11% of the police were available to the general public at any one time? Was that not because mismanagement and bureaucracy ran riot under Labour?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 93.50% 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 18–19 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") 48 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