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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 very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. 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 for replacing Trident. 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for 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: Health, Transport, Communities and Local Government, Home Department, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Roads: Accidents, Railways: Accidents, Crime: Summertime, Engineering, Seasonal Affective Disorder: Summertime
(based on written questions asked by Rebecca Harris and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Road Congestion (South Essex) (25 Apr 2013)
“What steps his Department is taking to reduce congestion on the road network in south Essex; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Road Congestion (South Essex) (25 Apr 2013)
“We are grateful for the improvements that we have already seen in south Essex, but the Minister is aware of the long-running campaign for a third road off Canvey island, having visited the area himself. Local residents and local business leaders in particular think the case for a third access road is now more compelling than ever in terms of growth, because of the many business developments...”
- Prayers: Human Rights Act 1998 (Repeal and Substitution) Bill (1 Mar 2013)
“We have heard a superb debate on the moral and philosophical merits of human rights. We seem to have lost our way slightly on looking at the real problem we are facing in this country, which is a disconnect between what our judges are decreeing in our law courts as a result of the Human Rights Act and what the public understand to be common sense. The Bill addresses that issue, and we may...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 94.63% 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 19–20 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") 31 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register