Oliver Letwin’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Oliver Letwin’s votes.

• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 45 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2012–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2016
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 6 absences, between 1999–2016
• Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011–2016

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

Oliver Letwin

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Magnox: Early Contract Terminations 27 Mar 2017

  I am sure that my right hon. Friend will pay no attention whatsoever to the bizarre asseverations of the Scottish National party spokesman. In asking Steve Holliday, in whom we have considerable confidence, to do this review, I hope that my right hon. Friend will seek to bring the review to a final conclusion reasonably soon after the interim report in October so that we can get to the bottom...

• Advisory Committee on Business Appointments/Ministerial Code 20 Mar 2017

  Is my right hon. Friend aware of whether the Cabinet Office received any representations from Her Majesty’s Opposition during the six years to July 2016 about the incompatibility of the role of Chancellor of the Exchequer with being a Member of this House, on the grounds that it was too onerous a post to combine with that of being an MP?

• Class 4 National Insurance Contributions 15 Mar 2017

  I am sure my right hon. Friend is right to deal with this issue in the round, but I hope he will not allow that in any way to deflect him from the very sensible Budget judgment he made in respect of fiscal neutrality or from the need for the structural reforms he is putting forward. Did he notice, as I did, that the shadow Chancellor asked him to fill the gap without reducing spending or...

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Profile

Conservative MP for West Dorset

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

• @OliverLetwinMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Oliver Letwin campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Treasury
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Culture Media and Sport
• Units
• Departmental Accountancy
• Departments: Accountancy
• Departmental Public Expenditure
• Departments: Public Bodies

Other offices held in the past

• Minister for Government Policy (15 Jul 2014 to 14 Jul 2016)
• The Minister for Government Policy (12 May 2010 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Without portfolio (8 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Environment) (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (10 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Home Office) (1 Sep 2001 to 10 Nov 2003)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (26 Sep 2000 to 18 Sep 2001)
• Shadow Financial Secretary (23 Jul 1999 to 10 Jan 2000)
• Opposition Spokesperson (Constitutional Affairs, Scotland and Wales) (1 Jul 1998 to 23 Jul 1999)
• Member, Deregulation Committee (23 Feb 1998 to 2 Jul 1999)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• James Spicer
• Simon Digby

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Oliver Letwin’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 117 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Oliver Letwin’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 934 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)