A selection of Lindsay Hoyle's votes

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• Has never voted on a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 35 votes for, 3 votes against, 105 absences, between 2006–2019
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 26 absences, between 2008–2019
• Has never voted on reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
• Has never voted on paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Recent appearances

• Valedictory Debate 5 Nov 2019

  Before we come to the petitions, I would just like to say that I am losing many friends in this House who are stepping down. I say to Members on all sides that you have been great parliamentarians. I will not name you all—that is for others to do—but I thank you for the privilege of working with you. I wish you well for the future. My door is open if you ever need to come back. Please...

• Valedictory Debate 5 Nov 2019

  May I suggest that the shadow Leader of the House and the Leader of the House split their speaking time accordingly?

• Intelligence and Security Committee Report on Russia 5 Nov 2019

  I call David Hanson.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Chorley

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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

Social Media

• @LindsayHoyle_MP
• https://facebook.com/LindsayHoyle4Chorley

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

We don't know whether Lindsay Hoyle campaigned to leave, or stay in the European Union Source: BBC

• Defence
• Health
• Home Department
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Trade and Industry
• Gibraltar
• Official Cars
• Police
• Housing
• Forensic Science Service

Other offices held in the past

• Speaker of the House of Commons (4 Nov 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Standing Orders Committee (1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Panel of Chairs (28 Jun 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (20 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Panel of Chairs (4 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chairman of Ways and Means (3 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Panel of Chairs (8 Jun 2010 to 3 May 2017)
• Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means (8 Jun 2010 to 4 Nov 2019)
• Chairman of Ways and Means (8 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (1 Oct 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (10 Mar 2008 to 30 Sep 2009)
• Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee (9 Nov 2007 to 10 Mar 2008)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (28 Jun 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Catering Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (19 Feb 1998 to 8 Nov 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Den Dover
• George Rodgers
• Constance Monks
• Clifford Kenyon
• Douglas Hacking
• Henry Hibbert
• Balcarres
• Randle Feilden

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (4 out of 11)
• Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 143 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Lindsay Hoyle’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 0.00% 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 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 108 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 684 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)