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 allowing marriage between two people of same sex; comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 3 absences, between 2004–2019. Conservative, 13 votes, between 2004–2019
• Tim Loughton generally voted against new high speed rail infrastructure; comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 5 absences, between 2014–2019. Conservative, 9 votes, between 2013–2019

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 has quite often rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fertiliser Costs 28 Apr 2022

  Some years ago, in high summer, people could often smell Worthing before they could see it, because of the rotting seaweed on the beaches that had previously been collected by farmers before commercial fertilisers became widely available. Now that we have the Sussex kelp restoration project, to which the Secretary of State has kindly already contributed, and given that seaweed has a major...

• Nationality and Borders Bill: Before Clause 11 - Compliance with the Refugee Convention 26 Apr 2022

  Will the hon. Gentleman tell us how many of those asylum seekers who came from France were returned to France in the period before we fully left Brexit?

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Coronavirus: Screening 26 Apr 2022

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on (a) GP and (b) NHS capacity of the end of provision of free covid-19 lateral flow tests on 1 April 2022; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing free lateral flow testing for NHS staff to help tackle staff shortages.

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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
• Department for Education
• Mental Health
• Children: Protection
• Special Educational Needs
• Adoption
• Children in Care

Currently held offices

• Member, Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee (since 5 Jan 2022)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Home Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• 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 and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• 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)
• Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Children Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (22 out of 23)
• Homes Bill Committee (11 out of 12)