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Nicola Blackwood
Conservative MP for Oxford West and Abingdon
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Nicola Blackwood voted on key issues:
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. 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 strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Education, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Contracts, Immigration Controls, Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre, Burma: Religious Freedom, Universal Credit
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (15 out of 20)
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Westminster Hall (21 Feb 2012)
“Flood defence funding – Nicola Blackwood. ”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Feed-in Tariffs (9 Feb 2012)
“As the Minister knows, I am a patron of ONCORE—Oxford North Community Renewables Limited—a community group in my constituency that has built a photovoltaic array on a local school in partnership with community investors, a local climate group, and the school itself. I am sure he agrees that ONCORE is exactly the kind of group that we want FITs to encourage, but unfortunately under...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Water Supply: Consumers (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the role of the Water Services Regulation Authority is in ensuring the customer service arrangements of water suppliers are fit for purpose; (2) what steps she is taking to improve the Water Services Regulation Authority's oversight of the standards of conduct towards consumers of water supplies; (3) what plans...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 125 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 78.72% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 20–21 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") 33 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