Lindsay Hoyle’s voting in Parliament

Lindsay Hoyle is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Lindsay Hoyle sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Lindsay Hoyle generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Lindsay Hoyle generally voted against greater regulation of gambling, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Lindsay Hoyle

Recent appearances

• Quantitative Easing 15 Sep 2016

  One thing I would say is that you have got it on the record. I think that Ministers are listening and they have got the point. This issue has been debated this week on a couple of occasions; in fact, there was an urgent question on it yesterday. There are still Ministers here, and I would have thought that the message will be going straight back to HMRC. I think there has been an indication...

• Quantitative Easing 15 Sep 2016

  The hon. Lady has been here a long time, and she knows that is not a point of order. I cannot continue the debate because it is now past 5 o’clock. If she had not wasted time when she was trying to make the intervention, she could have got her point across. Motion lapsed ( Standing Order No. 9(3)).

• Quantitative Easing 15 Sep 2016

  Come on, sit down.

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Profile

Labour MP for Chorley

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

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

Currently held offices

• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (since 20 Jul 2015)
• Chairman of Ways and Means (since 3 Jun 2015)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 30 Mar 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chairman of Ways and Means (8 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Panel of Chairs (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)
• National Insurance Contributions and Statutory Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• British Overseas Territories Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 127 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)
• People have made 44 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 136 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Lindsay Hoyle’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 566 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)