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Robert Buckland
Conservative MP for South Swindon
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Robert Buckland voted on key issues:
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. 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 very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Justice, Education, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Indonesia, Special Educational Needs, Schools: Swindon, Sri Lanka, Aviation: Working Hours
(based on written questions asked by Robert Buckland and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
- Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
- Children and Families Bill Committee (17 out of 19)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (19 Jun 2013)
“With an estimated £10 billion boost to our economy, does my right hon. Friend agree that a free trade agreement with the United States represents a glittering prize for Britain and for Europe?”
- [Jim Dobbin in the Chair] — Speech, Language and Communication Education (19 Jun 2013)
“I applaud the Minister for his efforts, but will he look again at the Bromley case that I referred to on Report? Although I accept that it was in the context of the old system of statements of special educational need, there, we had a very clear exposition from Lord Justice Stephen Sedley, as he then was, of what is necessary for the purposes of provision. As for my wording, I agree that just...”
- [Jim Dobbin in the Chair] — Speech, Language and Communication Education (19 Jun 2013)
“I know that the Minister was a family practitioner, but does he agree, perhaps from his experience dealing with criminal cases, that, very often, crimes of violence are precipitated by communications misunderstandings and young people resorting to using their fists—or worse—instead of being able to communicate with each other to resolve any differences?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 72 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 89.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 156 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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