A selection of Peter Luff's votes

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• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 20 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2008–2013
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 3 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2008–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 15 votes for, 41 votes against, 12 absences, between 2008–2014
• 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 2011–2014
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2015

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Engineering 26 Mar 2015

  What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by his Department to encourage more young people to obtain qualifications leading to careers in engineering.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Engineering 26 Mar 2015

  I welcome that very positive response from the Minister. However, given that continuing shortages of engineering apprentices and graduates will cost the economy as much as £27 billion a year in lost output, undermine our competitiveness and threaten our security, can he think of better words to inspire a new generation of young men and women to become engineers than those of the railway...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Honeybourne Station 25 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to instruct Network Rail to resolve the land ownership issues at Honeybourne railway station.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Mid Worcestershire

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented Worcester

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Home Department
• Defence
• Transport
• Asylum Accommodation Centres
• Foot and Mouth
• Bovine TB
• Police
• Digital Broadcasting

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (18 Dec 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, International Development Committee (11 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (13 Jan 2010 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (1 Oct 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Business and Enterprise Committee (10 Mar 2008 to 30 Sep 2009)
• Chair, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee (13 Nov 2007 to 10 Mar 2008)
• Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee (9 Nov 2007 to 13 Nov 2007)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (5 Nov 2007 to 8 Nov 2007)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (1 Jan 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Trade & Industry Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 5 Nov 2007)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 14 Jul 2005)
• Member, Information Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Administration Committee (2 Dec 2002 to 15 May 2006)
• Member, Committee of Selection (21 Nov 2002 to 27 Sep 2005)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (1 Jul 2000 to 1 Jul 2005)
• Member, Agriculture Committee (15 Feb 2000 to 21 Feb 2000)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (14 Jul 1997 to 30 Mar 2000)
• Chair, Agriculture Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 15 Feb 2000)
• Member, Public Service Committee (4 Nov 1996 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Transport Committee (5 Jul 1993 to 6 Dec 1993)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (27 Apr 1992 to 21 Mar 1997)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Eric Forth

Future MPs in this constituency

• Nigel Huddleston

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of 31)
• Female Genital Mutilation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Tax Credits Committee (2 out of 2)
• Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
• Tax Credits Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Peter Luff’s speeches
• Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 73.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 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.
• 61 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 782 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)