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Rachel Reeves
Labour MP for Leeds West
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Rachel Reeves voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Treasury, Cabinet Office, Business, Innovation and Skills, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): State Retirement Pensions, Pensions, Departmental Drinks, Local Government: Pensions, Leeds School Sports Partnership West
(based on written questions asked by Rachel Reeves and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Public Appointees (Tax Arrangements) (23 May 2012)
“I thank the Chief Secretary for his statement and for providing advance notice of it. We welcome this review of the pay and tax arrangements of senior public servants. At a time when ordinary families and businesses are bearing the brunt of the recession that this Government have created and at a time when more than 700,000 jobs in the public sector are being cut while ordinary public service...”
- Written Answers — Attorney-General: Information Officers (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Attorney-General how much has been claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in the Law Officers' Departments and their public bodies since May 2010.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: VisitBritain (21 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what budget his Department allocated to Visit Britain in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and how much was allocated to each (i) region and (ii) destination management organisation in each such year.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 144 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 68.05% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below 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") 96 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