A selection of Tom Levitt's votes

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• Consistently voted for more EU integration Show votes 41 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2006–2009
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2004
• Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 8 votes against, between 2003–2007
• Almost always voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1999–2007
• Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010

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Recent appearances

• Energy and Climate Change: Feeder Tariffs 8 Apr 2010

  The introduction of the feed-in tariff will be very welcome to people such as the operators of the Torrs hydropower system in New Mills in my constituency-a community-owned hydropower station, of which I happen to be a shareholder. Is my hon. Friend aware that the big barrier is still the start-up costs of community hydro schemes? The Methodist church in Glossop is considering the possibility...

• Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions 8 Apr 2010

  My final contribution to this House is quite fundamental. The northern half of this planet grew rich from 200 years of exploitation of carbon. Can the Minister assure us that everything is being done to ensure that the southern half of the planet can develop riches of its own without that dependence on carbon?

• Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Voluntary Work 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Minister for the Olympics if she will take steps to reduce the minimum age for Olympic volunteers from 18 to 16 years.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for High Peak

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @tomlevittmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Work and Pensions
• Health
• Culture Media and Sport
• Communities and Local Government
• Sight Impaired
• Disabled People
• Performance Targets
• Digital Television
• Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Hilary Benn, Secretary of State), Department for International Development (10 Nov 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Draft Disability Discrimination Bill (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Jun 2004)
• PPS (Rt Hon Hilary Benn, Secretary of State), Department for International Development (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Charles Hendry
• Christopher Hawkins
• Spencer Le Marchant
• Peter Jackson
• David Walder
• Arthur Molson
• Alfred Law
• Samuel Hill-Wood
• Alfred Law
• Samuel Hill-Wood
• Oswald Partington
• William Sidebottom

Future MPs in this constituency

• Andrew Bingham
• Ruth George

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 1)
• Bribery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Commons Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Charities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill Committee (5 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Tom Levitt’s speeches
• Has received answers to 36 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 86.72% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 53 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 236 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)