A selection of Steve Pound’s votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 10 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2016.
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2010–2016.
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 17 votes against, 7 absences, between 2010–2019.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016.
• Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 16 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2018.

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Recent appearances

• Valedictory Debate 5 Nov 2019

  May I begin by apologising, Madam Deputy Speaker, because there has been so much Northern Irish business over the past week that I have made my farewell speech 15 times? I am now known as the Dame Nellie Melba of west London. If anyone wishes to say any nice things about me, please let them not feel constrained by the fact that they have been said a few times already. I leave this House with...

• Valedictory Debate 5 Nov 2019

  Even when I was making my speech to the Strangford Democratic Unionist party, he wanted to intervene on me! On that particular occasion I said, “Is there anything to drink?” He said, “Yes, orange juice.” I said, “Any particular sort?” He said, “Bitter orange juice.” And then there is the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr Evans), with whom I bonded in Hong Kong. There are...

• Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] 5 Nov 2019

  I have to say that this is not an easy day to be in the House—it is not an easy time to hear the Secretary of State’s words—and I pay wholehearted tribute to him for quite simply one of the most powerful speeches I have ever heard in my 22 years on these Benches. He spoke from the heart and he spoke from a deep humanity. We have to pay tribute to him for those words, which were...

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Ealing North

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for 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

Steve Pound campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Home Department
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Defence
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Deputy Prime Minister
• RAF Northolt
• Forensic Science Service
• Tenancy Money
• Nimsa
• Prison Service

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland) (22 Nov 2010 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (6 May 2010 to 21 Nov 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary), HM Treasury (16 Oct 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Stephen Timms, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions (29 Jan 2008 to 16 Oct 2008)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (26 Nov 2007 to 2 Nov 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Stephen Timms, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (28 Jun 2007 to 29 Jan 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Hazel Blears, Minister without Portfolio), Cabinet Office (27 Jun 2006 to 15 Mar 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Hazel Blears, Minister without Portfolio), Minister without Portfolio and Party Chair (8 May 2006 to 27 Jun 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Hazel Blears, Minister of State), Home Office (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (17 Nov 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (14 Jun 1999 to 6 Nov 2007)
• Member, Broadcasting Committee (1 Jun 1997 to 1 Aug 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Harry Greenway
• William Molloy
• John Barter
• James Hudson

Future MPs in this constituency

• James Murray

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Crown Tenancies Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (21 out of 24)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 21)
• High Hedges (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (17 out of 23)