Jim Fitzpatrick’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Jim Fitzpatrick’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2017
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, between 2013–2016
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 86 votes for, 19 votes against, 33 absences, between 2006–2019
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2010–2019
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2016

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Last updated: 25 Jun 2019

Recent appearances

• 20 Years of Devolution: Leasehold Reform 11 Jul 2019

  Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the difficulties now is that though the CMA intervention is very welcome, it is going to take time, and its consultations and engagement just put everything back? It kicks the can down the road in a Parliament where we are not doing an awful lot of legislating.

• 20 Years of Devolution: Leasehold Reform 11 Jul 2019

  I am grateful for the opportunity to speak briefly in yet another leasehold debate and I am pleased to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Leigh (Jo Platt) in this very well-informed discussion. I thank the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee for its excellent report. I thank the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership, Martin Boyd and Sebastian O’Kelly for their analysis of the...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: High Rise Flats: Insulation 11 Jul 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question number 268957 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, what non-ACM cladding is being tested; when the results will be known; and how many buildings are estimated to be affected.

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Profile

Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse

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

Also represented Poplar and Canning Town

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

Social Media

• @FitzMP
• https://facebook.com/JimFitzMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jim Fitzpatrick campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Department for Transport
• Roads: Safety
• Dangerous Dogs
• Roads: Accidents
• Dogs: Imports
• Rescue Services

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee (14 Oct 2015 to 2 Nov 2016)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Transport Committee (4 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (4 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (8 Oct 2010 to 29 Aug 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Farming and the Environment) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Employment Relations & Postal Services) (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (London) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Member, Committee of Selection (18 Jun 2003 to 27 Sep 2005)
• Vice-Chamberlain (HM Household) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Government Whip (29 May 2002 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (14 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Control of Horses Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
• Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of 23)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (9 out of 23)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Jim Fitzpatrick’s speeches
• Has received answers to 63 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80.69% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 137 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jim Fitzpatrick’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 693 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)