Tim Loughton’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Tim Loughton sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Tim Loughton generally voted against new high speed rail infrastructure, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Tim Loughton generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Tim Loughton

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Debate on the Address: Education and Local Services 27 Jun 2017

  It is a pleasure to follow two such accomplished maiden speeches and it is a great sadness that the time constraints mean that hon. Members trying to give an account of their constituencies and of their predecessors and also to talk about education do not get enough time to do so. Both were polished, accomplished, witty and gracious contributions and both Members will be great advocates for...

• Debate on the Address: Education and Local Services 27 Jun 2017

  The hon. Lady still has not answered the question. Why has the number of students from less-advantaged backgrounds going to university plateaued in Scotland, in contrast to England? Why is it that, because of Scotland’s tuition fees policy, Scottish students are finding it increasingly difficult to find a place at Scottish universities and are having to come to English universities instead?

• Debate on the Address: Education and Local Services 27 Jun 2017

  Perhaps it is the hon. Lady who is guilty of not telling the House that under the last Labour Government one in three children left primary school without the expected levels of numeracy and literacy, and there was a 3,500% increase in “equivalents to GCSEs” which were certainly not equivalents to GCSEs. That was conning children that what they were learning in schools was fit for...

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Profile

Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham

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
• Newspaper articles written by this MP

Social Media

• @timloughton
• https://facebook.com/TimLoughtonEWAS

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Tim Loughton campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Children
• Schools and Families
• Home Department
• Education and Skills
• Education
• Mental Health
• Children: Protection
• Special Educational Needs
• Adoption
• Children in Care

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (3 Nov 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2004 to 11 Jul 2005)
• Shadow Minister (Children) (1 Jul 2003 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Health) (1 Jul 2001 to 1 Jul 2003)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Transport and the Regions) (1 Jul 2000 to 1 Jul 2001)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Nov 1997 to 5 Nov 2001)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Children Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (22 out of 23)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Homes Bill Committee (11 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Tim Loughton’s speeches
• Has received answers to 111 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 32 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 140 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Tim Loughton’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 955 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)