A selection of David Lepper’s votes

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• Consistently voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 5 absences, between 2003–2007.
• Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007.
• Almost always voted for university tuition fees Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2004.
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008.
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 33 votes for, 1 vote against, 8 absences, between 2006–2009.
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students 22 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department examined visa requirements for students wishing to enter other countries with a substantial English language teaching sector in its recent revision of the Tier 4 points-based system.

• Thameslink 2 Feb 2010

  I suspect that my hon. Friend will give us some more information about the number of workers employed on the scheme. Does he share my concern that possible redundancies of some of Network Rail's engineering staff could compromise not only the Thameslink programme, but important maintenance work in the whole Southern region?

• Thameslink 2 Feb 2010

  Does my hon. Friend agree that First Capital Connect should have been swifter in coming forward with a compensation package for regular travellers on the line, and does he share my hope that even now it will widen the scope of that package?

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Brighton, Pavilion

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

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

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

Topics of interest

• Health
• Education and Skills
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Lord Chancellor
• Legal Services Commission
• Public Sector Leasehold
• Dementia
• Education
• Schools (Brighton and Hove)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, South East Regional Select Committee (4 Mar 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Administration Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 22 Nov 2005)
• Chairman, Broadcasting Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Finance & Services Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Liaison Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Derek Spencer
• Julian Amery
• Luke Teeling

Future MPs in this constituency

• Caroline Lucas

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Patents Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of 16)