Damian Green’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Damian Green sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

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

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Damian Green has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Universal Credit: Managed Migration 8 Jan 2019

  If the Government do proceed on a pilot basis with moving people across from existing benefits, that would be extremely sensible. Does my hon. Friend share my experience of talking to job advisers and other staff in jobcentres? They are very enthusiastic about universal credit, as opposed to previous benefit systems, precisely because it helps them to better help other people into work in...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Large Goods Vehicles: Parking 20 Dec 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the areas in Kent that have received a notification from Highways England in relation to their suitability for lorry parking.

• Future Immigration 19 Dec 2018

  I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. He has addressed the central conundrum of immigration policy, which is how to ensure the necessary controls on the numbers while also attracting not just our fair share, but—preferably—more than our fair share of the brightest and the best from around the world to help our economy and our communities. One issue, however, which I hope he will...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Ashford

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

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

Social Media

• @damiangreenmp
• https://facebook.com/DamianGreenOfficial

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Damian Green campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Education and Skills
• Transport
• Health
• Justice
• Asylum/Immigration
• Illegal Immigrants
• Asylum
• Immigration Controls
• English Language

Currently held offices

• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 14 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office (11 Jun 2017 to 20 Dec 2017)
• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (14 Jul 2016 to 11 Jun 2017)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2015 to 28 Nov 2016)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (15 Jul 2015 to 7 Nov 2016)
• The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Minister for Immigration (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (10 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Treasury Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 16 Jan 2006)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (11 Oct 2004 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (10 Nov 2003 to 1 Sep 2004)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Education (18 Sep 2001 to 10 Nov 2003)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (1 Jun 1999 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (1 Jun 1998 to 1 Jun 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (1 Jun 1998 to 1 Jun 1999)
• Member, Procedure Committee (31 Jul 1997 to 5 Nov 1998)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (28 Jul 1997 to 22 Jun 1998)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Keith Speed
• William Deedes
• Edward Smith
• William Spens
• Michael Knatchbull
• Roderick Kedward
• Samuel Steel
• Laurence Hardy
• William Pomfret

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (10 out of 15)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (9 out of 13)
• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Damian Green’s speeches
• Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 90.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
• 123 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Damian Green’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1123 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)