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Stephen Gilbert
Liberal Democrat MP for St Austell and Newquay
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Stephen Gilbert voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. 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 more proportional system for electing MPs. 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 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: Energy and Climate Change, Communities and Local Government, Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Green Deal Scheme, Housing: Construction, Post Offices, Housing Benefit, Children: Social Services
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Localism Bill Committee (23 out of 24)
- Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr Lee Scott in the Chair] — Hot Takeaway Food (VAT) (23 May 2012)
“The hon. Lady is making a powerful case. Does she agree that one of the interesting things about this debate is the fact that the scope of concerns has widened rather than narrowed? I have mentioned mince pies, the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (John Mann) has mentioned Bakewell puddings and the hon. Lady is now talking about samosas. Muffins, doughnuts and other products have also been thrown...”
- [Mr Lee Scott in the Chair] — Hot Takeaway Food (VAT) (23 May 2012)
“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Scott, and to welcome so many hon. Members. I place on the record my personal thanks to Mr Speaker for enabling the debate, which was originally slated for the day of Prorogation and so fell from the order of business. I am grateful to Mr Speaker for allowing it to take place today instead. There is much to welcome in the Budget...”
- [Mr Lee Scott in the Chair] — Hot Takeaway Food (VAT) (23 May 2012)
“My hon. Friend puts his finger on the Treasury’s intention, but I will demonstrate that the negative effects of the measure make it unlikely that any net additional revenue would be raised, when the damage to jobs, business rates and so on is taken on board. He is right to say that the Government expect to raise money from this measure—their impact assessment suggested that...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 53 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 83.21% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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") 71 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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