A selection of Andrew Miller’s votes

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• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 1999–2012.
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2004–2011.
• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 11 votes for, 3 votes against, between 1997–2012.
• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2015.
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012.
• Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, between 2010–2013. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.

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Recent appearances

• Elections for Positions in the House: Backbench Business — Valedictory Debate 26 Mar 2015

  Forty-eight years ago, when I first joined the Labour party having been rather angry at the way in which a landlord had treated a neighbour of mine, little did I think that I would end up here. I thought about that when I gave my maiden speech on 6 May 1992. The 23 years between then and now have been extraordinary and I have a lot of people to thank for that, particularly from my local...

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

  Will the Minister reflect carefully on paragraphs 111 to 113 of the Science and Technology Committee’s Legacy report on variant CJD? The Minister gave compelling evidence to our inquiry; the one area of difference was the long-term protection of research funding to give public confidence. Will she look carefully at that and put her response in the public domain?

• [Mr Dai Havard in the Chair] — backbench business — Digital Democracy 10 Mar 2015

  I did not intend to speak in this debate, but I am particularly interested in the report. Back in 1992, when I was first elected to this place, I complained to the powers that be in the building about the inadequacies of my office. I said that I wanted another telephone line, and the person I spoke to said, “You can’t have another telephone line; you’re only entitled to two.” I said,...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Work and Pensions
• Defence
• Transport
• Health
• Departmental Reviews
• Departmental Data Protection
• Malta
• Pfizer
• Veterans: Radiation Exposure

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (17 May 2006 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (18 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (18 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (13 Jul 2005 to 18 Jul 2005)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (11 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Team PPS), Department of Trade and Industry (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (17 Jan 2001 to 11 May 2005)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (9 Nov 1992 to 21 Mar 1997)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Woodcock

Future MPs in this constituency

• Justin Madders

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Infrastructure Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Mobile Homes Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Communications Bill Committee (22 out of 25)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Office of Communications Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of 7)