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Simon Kirby
Conservative MP for Brighton, Kemptown
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Simon Kirby voted on key issues:
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted 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
- Voted against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Business, Innovation and Skills, Communities and Local Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Redundancy, Departmental Land, Departmental Location, Brighton, Poultry: Animal Welfare
(based on written questions asked by Simon Kirby and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
- Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Rail Links (London/South Coast) (25 Apr 2013)
“What steps his Department is taking to improve rail links between London and the south coast.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Rail Links (London/South Coast) (25 Apr 2013)
“Does the Minister agree with me and many other people in Brighton and Hove that the only sustainable solution for increased capacity is to build a second line?”
- Business of the House (18 Apr 2013)
“Is my right hon. Friend aware of Brighton and Hove city council’s proposal to install safe drug consumption rooms in the city? Have the Government been consulted by the council on the matter? May we have time for either a statement or a debate on that important issue?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 110 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 91.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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: 7 May 2013. More about the Register