Karen Buck’s voting in Parliament

Karen Buck is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Karen Buck sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Karen Buck generally voted against the Iraq war, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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Karen Buck has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 23 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill: Extent, commencement and short title 20 Jun 2018

  I am not going to even acknowledge that. I am grateful to the Minister for her positive comments, and I thank all Members who have made a contribution this morning. I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Hammersmith, for Eltham and for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, and the hon. Members for Harrow East and for Brighton, Pavilion. I agree with everything that Opposition Members have said...

• Public Bill Committee: Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill: Fitness for human habitation 20 Jun 2018

  I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 2, at end insert— “( ) In section 8 (implied terms as to fitness for human habitation)— (a) in the heading, after ‘habitation’ insert ‘: Wales’; (b) in subsection (1), after ‘house’, in the first place it occurs, insert ‘in Wales’.” This...

• Public Bill Committee: Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill: Fitness for human habitation 20 Jun 2018

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mr Wilson. I am very grateful to the Minister and to everyone who spoke on Second Reading and who has agreed to serve on this Committee. The first group of amendments are broadly technical. With your permission, Mr Wilson, I will spend a minute or two setting them in the context of the Bill. I hope that that means we will not...

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Profile

Labour MP for Westminster North

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented Regent's Park and Kensington North

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @KarenPBuckMP
• https://facebook.com/KarenBuck4WN

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Karen Buck campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Work and Pensions
• Communities and Local Government
• Education and Skills
• Treasury
• Education
• Housing Benefit
• Social Rented Housing
• Social Security Benefits
• Homelessness
• Children: Maintenance

Currently held offices

• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 30 Oct 2017)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 22 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (14 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (7 Oct 2011 to 16 Apr 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)
• Chair, London Regional Select Committee (15 Dec 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, London Regional Select Committee (14 Dec 2009 to 15 Dec 2009)
• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (2 Nov 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (17 Jul 2006 to 14 Dec 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (10 May 2005 to 16 Mar 2006)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Committee of Selection (3 Dec 1998 to 5 Nov 2001)
• Member, Social Security Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Wheeler

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
• Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Homelessness Reduction Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Chairman, Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Pension Schemes Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Enterprise Bill Committee (3 out of 16)
• National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill Committee (5 out of 13)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (26 out of 26)
• Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Child Poverty Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Climate Change Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing Bill Committee (14 out of 19)
• Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Homes Bill Committee (12 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Karen Buck’s speeches
• Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 85.64% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 19 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 144 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Karen Buck’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 502 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)