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Richard Drax
Conservative MP for South Dorset
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Richard Drax voted on key issues:
- Voted 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 a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Home Department, Health, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Aircraft Carriers, General Practitioners, Arrest Warrants, Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Peacekeeping Operations
(based on written questions asked by Richard Drax and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Dangerous Dogs — [Nadine Dorries in the Chair] (23 May 2012)
“I had an extraordinary case in my constituency that runs parallel to what the hon. Gentleman is saying. I would like to highlight the case and am fascinated to hear what he has to say about it. A mother, father and small girl were asked to a tea party at a private residence next door. They went and the child, who was aged five, offered something to a Scottish terrier who jumped over the...”
- Sittings of the House (1 May): Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [Lords] (30 Apr 2012)
“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wansbeck (Ian Lavery); I agree with his general thrust, although not with everything that he said. I must declare an interest in the Olympics, as the sailing games, to be hosted in Weymouth and Portland, are in my constituency. We are very proud of that. With that in mind, I must speak up for my local shops and constituents—the very...”
- Bill Presented — Housing (Selective Licensing of Private Landlords in Exempted Areas) Bill: Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 (24 Apr 2012)
“Perhaps the hon. Gentleman could say where all those homes would be built. I believe the last Government had a target of some 1.8 million, but I recall that something like half were on a floodplain. Where are we going to build all those homes?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 70.94% 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 15–16 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") 26 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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