A selection of Michael Foster's votes

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• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 36 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2006–2009
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2004–2010
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, between 1997–2004
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — International Development: International Planned Parenthood Federation 8 Apr 2010

  It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

• Written Answers — International Development: United Nations Population Fund 8 Apr 2010

  It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

• Iraq (Humanitarian Aid) 7 Apr 2010

  I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Keith Hill) on securing this debate. I pay tribute to his work in the House over a number of years. It would be remiss of me not to record the breadth of his contribution. My right hon. Friend has been a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions, an Assistant Government Whip, an...

More of Michael Foster’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Labour MP for Worcester

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

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @MikeFosterMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Deputy Prime Minister
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Education and Skills
• Health
• Transport
• Local Government Finance
• Milk Price
• Area Cost Adjustment
• Revenue Support Grant
• Flooding

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for International Development (6 Oct 2008 to 11 May 2010)
• Assistant Whip (8 May 2006 to 6 Oct 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Northern Ireland Office (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• PPS (Team PPS), Department for Education and Skills (10 Apr 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Team PPS), Home Office (16 Dec 2004 to 10 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Team PPS), Department for Education and Skills (13 May 2004 to 16 Dec 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Luff
• Peter Walker
• George Ward
• William Greene
• Richard Fairbairn
• Edward Goulding
• George Williamson
• George Allsopp
• Aeneas McIntyre
• Thomas Hill
• John Allcroft
• Alexander Sherriff
• Thomas Hill
• Alexander Sherriff
• William Laslett
• Richard Padmore
• Alexander Sherriff
• Richard Padmore
• Osman Ricardo
• William Laslett
• Osman Ricardo
• William Laslett
• Francis Rufford
• Osman Ricardo
• Denis Le Marchant
• Joseph Bailey
• Thomas Wilde
• Thomas Davies
• Joseph Bailey
• George Robinson
• Thomas Davies
• George Coventry
• William Gordon
• George Coventry
• Abraham Robarts
• William Gordon
• Abraham Robarts
• William Gordon
• Abraham Robarts
• Henry Bromley
• Joseph Scott
• Abraham Robarts

Future MPs in this constituency

• Robin Walker

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of 31)
• Hunting Bill Committee (12 out of 16)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Michael Foster’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 84.24% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 48 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 133 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)