A selection of Alan Keen's votes

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• Has never voted on reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
• Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011
• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 10 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2010
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2011

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Common Land 16 Nov 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many recommendations she received for the registration of new town and village greens in each of the last 10 years; how many new town and village greens were registered in each such year; and what size the town and village greens were in each case.

• Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Common Land 16 Nov 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations her Department has received on legislation relating to the registration of new town and village greens; whether she plans to review this legislation; and if she will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Common Land 16 Nov 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications for the registration of town and village greens were rejected by commons registration authorities in each of the last 10 years.

More of Alan Keen’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Labour MP for Feltham and Heston

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

Left the House of Commons on 13 November 2011 — Died

Party was Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005

• 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

• Transport
• Children
• Schools and Families
• Health
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Feltham
• Aircraft Emissions/Noise
• Aircraft Noise
• New Millennium Experience Company
• Vocational Education

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Patrick Ground

Future MPs in this constituency

• Seema Malhotra

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pensions Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Alan Keen’s speeches
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 28.68% 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 83 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 53 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)