Liam Fox’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Liam Fox sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Liam Fox generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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Liam Fox has sometimes rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Speaker’s Statement: Hong Kong National Security Legislation: UK Response 2 Jun 2020

  I welcome very much my right hon. Friend’s statement. Does he agree that China itself is now at a crossroads? It can either be a partner in the international community, which is what we want to see, or take the path to becoming a pariah state with disputes in the South China sea, at the World Trade Organisation and a lack of co-operation with the World Health Organisation over covid. Does...

• Future Relationship with the EU: Negotiations 19 May 2020

  My right hon. Friend will be aware that global trade was contracting before the covid crisis struck. Would it not be a major boost to confidence in the global trading system for the EU and the United Kingdom to reach a trading agreement in the time available, and is there not an increased responsibility on us to do so, given the covid crisis?

• Agriculture Bill: Import of agricultural goods after IP completion day 13 May 2020

  I wish to speak against new clause 1. A real issue needs to be dealt with: the high levels of regulation imposed on UK farming can and do add to increased costs for UK farmers. High standards can be an advantage in two ways: first, in what they say about the United Kingdom and our attitudes to animal welfare; and secondly, when it comes to exporting, when we can show to those who want to buy...

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Profile

Conservative MP for North Somerset

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

Also represented Woodspring

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

Social Media

• @LiamFox
• https://facebook.com/drliamfox

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Liam Fox campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Defence
• Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• International Development
• Treasury
• Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
• Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
• Armoured Fighting Vehicles
• Armed Forces: Deployment
• Armed Forces: Training

Other offices held in the past

• The Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade (13 Jul 2016 to 24 Jul 2019)
• The Secretary of State for Defence (12 May 2010 to 14 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (7 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs) (10 May 2005 to 7 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Minister without Portfolio (10 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Co-Chair, Conservative Party (10 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Health (15 Jun 1999 to 10 Nov 2003)
• Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales) (2 Jun 1998 to 15 Jun 1999)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (23 Jul 1996 to 1 May 1997)
• Government Whip (28 Nov 1995 to 23 Jul 1996)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (20 Jul 1994 to 28 Nov 1995)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 27 Oct 1994)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (3 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Liam Fox’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below 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 67.39% 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 128 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Liam Fox’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1233 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)