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Rebecca Harris
Conservative MP for Castle Point
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Rebecca Harris voted on key issues:
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Communities and Local Government, Home Department, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Roads: Accidents, Railways: Accidents, Obesity: Summertime, Summertime: Crime, Fire Services: Canvey Island
(based on written questions asked by Rebecca Harris and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- EU Working Time Directive (NHS) (26 Apr 2012)
“On that critical point, is my hon. Friend aware of the effect that that is having on patients and their relatives? They know that something is going on. People are saying, “How is it that highly qualified doctors did not recognise that my relative, who was chatty, friendly and bright eight hours ago, is now distant and uncommunicative?”—something as simple as that. Without...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobseeker's Allowance (13 Mar 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the effect on the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance of employment and support allowance claimants moving to jobseeker's allowance.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Engineering (27 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on the introduction of a chief engineering adviser for the purposes of advising the Government on how to support engineering in the UK; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 95.85% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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 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") 22 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