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Tom Blenkinsop
Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Tom Blenkinsop voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted for a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Business, Innovation and Skills, Education, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Piers: Redcar and Cleveland, General Practitioners, Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation, Schools: Sports, Domestic Visits
(based on written questions asked by Tom Blenkinsop and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (40 out of 40)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Victim Support Schemes (23 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received from Victim Support regarding changes to the commissioning of victim and witness support services.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Veterans: Prisoners (23 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the rehabilitation of ex-servicemen in prison.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“I hope that the Secretary of State enjoyed his visit to Teesside Cast Products today, itself a control of major accident hazards site and protected workplace. What are the implications of the Beecroft report on chemical and other process industries on COMAH site safety?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 75 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 176 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has voted in 80.69% 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") 62 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register