A selection of Cheryl Gillan's votes

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• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2004–2011
• Almost always voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2017
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Almost always voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2016
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 17 votes for, 50 votes against, 24 absences, between 2008–2017

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: High Speed Two: Contracts 27 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date the first contract between HS2 Ltd and CH2M was signed.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Extremism in Prisons 25 Apr 2017

  What steps she is taking to tackle extremism in prisons.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Extremism in Prisons 25 Apr 2017

  Extremism in prisons means that vulnerable people, such as those with mental health problems or those on the autistic spectrum, could be at great risk in those closed environments. Will the Minister tell me what work the Government are doing to protect people from extremism within the prison system and what reasonable adjustments are being made to help those particularly vulnerable people?

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Chesham and Amersham

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

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

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

Social Media

• @CherylGillanMP
• https://facebook.com/cherylgillanmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Cheryl Gillan campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Transport
• Department for Transport
• Health
• Justice
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• Prisons
• National Offender Management Service
• High Speed Two
• Probation Service

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (10 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (25 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (12 May 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Secretary of State for Wales (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (10 May 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (11 Dec 2003 to 24 Mar 2004)
• Shadow Minister of State (Home Office) (10 May 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (10 May 2001 to 10 May 2003)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (10 May 1998 to 10 May 2001)
• Shadow Minister (International Development) (1 Apr 1998 to 5 Apr 2001)
• Shadow Minister (Trade and Industry) (5 May 1997 to 10 May 1998)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (6 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• Member, Procedure Committee (20 Apr 1994 to 17 Oct 1995)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (27 Apr 1992 to 7 Nov 1995)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian Gilmour

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Autism Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (20 out of 23)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 75 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Cheryl Gillan’s speeches
• Has received answers to 106 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77.52% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 135 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 824 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)