Nicholas Soames’s voting in Parliament

Nicholas Soames is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a selection of Nicholas Soames’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 1997–2017
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2004–2011
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013–2016
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 45 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2012–2016
• Generally voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 14 votes for, 3 votes against, 10 absences, between 2010–2019

Last updated: 25 Jun 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Nature Conservation 29 Jul 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pending the roll out of new rules on General Licences, what guidance his Department issues on permitted activities in (a) Special Areas of Conservation and (b) Special Protection Areas.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Turkey: Arms Trade 25 Jul 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations she has made to her Turkish counterpart on the implications for their NATO membership of their purchase of a Russian Anti-Air System.

• Universal Credit: Managed Migration 22 Jul 2019

  In contrast to the utterly absurd and over-the-top response of the hon. Member for Wirral West (Margaret Greenwood), may I warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on the humane and enlightened way in which she is proceeding with these very important changes? Will she confirm that it includes the approach she is taking to the receipt of benefits by people who have terminal illnesses? Will...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Mid Sussex

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election

Also represented Crawley

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

Social Media

• @nsoamesmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Nicholas Soames campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Defence
• Ministry of Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Department of Health
• Home Department
• Nato
• Warships
• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Administration Committee (25 Mar 2013 to 10 Mar 2014)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (31 Jan 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (8 Nov 2003 to 5 May 2005)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Dec 2001 to 5 May 2005)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (2 Jul 1999 to 18 Jan 2000)
• Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Armed Services) (20 Jul 1994 to 1 May 1997)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) (14 Apr 1992 to 20 Jul 1994)
• Member, European Legislation Committee (2 Feb 1984 to 15 Jul 1985)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Timothy Renton

Future MPs in this constituency

• Timothy Renton

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Immigration Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
• Hunting Bill Committee (17 out of 31)
• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (13 out of 16)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Nicholas Soames’s speeches
• Has received answers to 179 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 89.73% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 902 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)