A selection of Dame Cheryl Gillan’s votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 4 votes for, 9 votes against, 3 absences, between 1997–2017.
• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 8 votes against, 2 absences, between 1999–2016.
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 13 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2020.
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2016.
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2012–2018.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

We have lots more plain English analysis of Dame Cheryl Gillan’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Dame Cheryl Gillan’s full vote analysis page for more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Fraud 9 Feb 2021

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen penalties against scammers.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Allan Cook 8 Feb 2021

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he was informed that Allan Cook was resigning early as Chairman of HS2 Ltd.

More of Dame Cheryl Gillan’s recent appearances

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 4 April 2021 — Died

• 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

Dame Cheryl Gillan campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Department for Transport
• 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, Public Accounts Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 4 Apr 2021)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (16 Jan 2020 to 4 Apr 2021)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (15 Jan 2020 to 4 Apr 2021)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Jun 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• 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, Innovation and Technology Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 7 Nov 1995)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian Gilmour

Future MPs in this constituency

• Sarah Green

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Chairman, Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Chairman, Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Chairman, Smart Meters Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• 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)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (20 out of 23)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• 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)
• International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)