A selection of Caroline Flint’s votes

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• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2004–2011.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 19 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2019.
• 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.
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 9 votes for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2017.

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Recent appearances

• European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019

  I think we agree across the House that there is a climate emergency and that the UK must be a leader, not a follower, when it comes to low-carbon living. I welcome the pledge that the Environment Bill will enhance and not reduce the UK’s standards, but will the Prime Minister commit today to reinforce that ambition with a clear non-regression clause, as we have on workers’ rights, and...

• Speaker’s Statement 21 Oct 2019

  Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I am seeking clarification on the implications of the Benn Act for the proceedings over the next week or so. I am happy to put this in writing if that is helpful, and I am sorry for not having done so already. The Benn Act, as you know, was amended by the amendment put forward by my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock). You may...

• Prime Minister’s Statement: European Union (Withdrawal) Acts 19 Oct 2019

  I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. I wondered whether he had taken sections of his speech from Jon Lansman. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that, when it comes to workers’ rights, the EU is not God? The fact is that local authorities up and down the UK have to outsource contracts to the European Union to the detriment of workers in their local communities. We have seen a...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Don Valley

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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

Social Media

• @CarolineFlintMP
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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Caroline Flint campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Energy and Climate Change
• Department for Energy and Climate Change
• Communities and Local Government
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Energy: Prices
• Energy
• Green Deal Scheme
• Renewable Energy
• Warm Front Scheme

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (16 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (16 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change ( 7 Oct 2011 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Minister of State (Europe) ( 3 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) (24 Jan 2008 to 3 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (Yorkshire and the Humber) (28 Jun 2007 to 9 Jan 2008)
• Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform) (28 Jun 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
• Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health) ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (30 Apr 2003 to 7 Jul 2003)
• Member, Administration Committee (30 Jan 2001 to 19 Jan 2005)
• Member, Education Sub-committee (23 Jul 1997 to 13 Dec 1999)
• Member, Education & Employment Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 13 Dec 1999)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Martin Redmond
• Michael Welsh
• Richard Kelley
• Thomas Williams
• James Walton

Future MPs in this constituency

• Nicholas Fletcher

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (7 out of 16)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Education Bill Committee (14 out of 20)
• High Hedges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)