A selection of Chris Ruane’s votes

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• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2004–2011.
• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 9 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2012.
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 1997–2017.
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 1999–2012.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Hospital Beds 5 Nov 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of NHS overnight beds available in England from 1 April to 30 June in (a) 2010 and (b) 2019.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Average Earnings 5 Nov 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of year-on-year trends in the level of average weekly earnings in each year since 2010.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Home Office: Health 5 Nov 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being in formulating policy; and what policies her Department has introduced to improve personal well-being in the last 12 months.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Vale of Clwyd

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

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

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

Social Media

• @ChrisRuane2017

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Cabinet Office
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Electoral Register
• Written Questions
• Departmental Responsibilities
• Third Sector
• Human Trafficking

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Wales) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (20 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 4 Feb 2013 to 4 Nov 2013)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 11 Jan 2013)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 7 Dec 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 7 Dec 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Caroline Flint, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (16 Oct 2008 to 30 Dec 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Caroline Flint, Minister of State), Department for Communities and Local Government ( 7 Feb 2008 to 16 Oct 2008)
• PPS (Caroline Flint, Minister of State), Department for Communities and Local Government (29 Jan 2008 to 7 Feb 2008)
• Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (14 Nov 2007 to 18 Nov 2007)
• PPS (Caroline Flint, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions (25 Oct 2007 to 29 Jan 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Wales Office (10 Nov 2005 to 15 Mar 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Lord Privy Seal), Leader of the House of Commons (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (18 Jan 1999 to 16 Dec 2002)

Future MPs in this constituency

• James Davies

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Space Industry Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Infrastructure Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
• Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (16 out of 20)
• Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing Bill Committee (11 out of 19)
• Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• International Development Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (3 out of 5)