Nigel Evans’s voting in Parliament

Nigel Evans is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Nigel Evans sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Nigel Evans generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Nigel Evans generally voted against university tuition fees, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Nigel Evans voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Nigel Evans’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Nigel Evans’s full vote analysis page for more.

Nigel Evans has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 5 Feb 2019

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Avoidance 14 Feb 2019

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in relation to the Loan Charge 2019, whether Employment Benefit Trust schemes have always been considered defective by HMRC; and what the evidential basis is for the requirement to bring forward legislative proposals to enable HMRC to collect tax on loans issued since 1999.

• EU Trade Agreements: Replication 13 Feb 2019

  And we buy a lot of goods from Japan anyway, particularly cars, and I am sure that it will want us to carry on doing that. Am I not right in thinking that, during the referendum campaign, David Cameron said that, by leaving the EU, we would be leaving the customs union? He recognised that that would be essential. Although a customs union would have the advantage of allowing all these deals...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: General Practitioners: Rural Areas 13 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many rural GP practices were closed by the NHS in 2017.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Ribble Valley

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @ElectNigel
• https://facebook.com/Nigel-Evans-103118746394453

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Nigel Evans campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Health
• Treasury
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Surplus Assets Sales
• Correspondence
• Parliamentary Questions
• Departmental Data Protection
• Ministerial Accommodation

Currently held offices

• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 10 Oct 2017)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (since 13 Sep 2017)
• Member, International Trade Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, International Development Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 22 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (28 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, International Development Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 28 Nov 2016)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (25 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Administration Committee (8 Dec 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (7 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (23 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Deputy Speaker (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means) (8 Jun 2010 to 11 Sep 2013)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (13 Oct 2009 to 11 Sep 2013)
• Member, International Development Committee (13 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 13 Jul 2009)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (8 Dec 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (23 Oct 2003 to 17 Jul 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (18 Sep 2001 to 6 Nov 2003)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (1 Aug 1999 to 31 Jul 2001)
• Member, Environment Committee (20 Jan 1997 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Public Service Committee (23 Oct 1996 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Transport Committee (15 Dec 1992 to 5 Jul 1993)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Carr
• David Waddington

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Mutuals' Deferred Shares Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Nigel Evans’s speeches
• Has received answers to 126 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72.37% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 96 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Nigel Evans’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1228 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)