A selection of Anthony Steen’s votes

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• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2007.
• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 1999–2007.
• Voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2008.
• Voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010.
• Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 33 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2009.
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2003–2007.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Department: Human Trafficking 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many judicial reviews of decisions made by the competent authority in relation to human trafficking cases were (a) initiated and (b) completed between 1 April 2009 and 28 February 2010.

• Written Answers — Home Department: Written Questions: Government Responses 8 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons he has not provided a substantive response to Question (a) 325183 on human trafficking and (b) 325031 on the European Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse.

• Written Answers — Home Department: Arrest Warrants: Human Trafficking 7 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) European arrest warrants and (b) other arrest warrants were issued in the UK in respect of people suspected of human trafficking offences between 1 April 2009 and 31 January 2010.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Totnes

Entered the House of Commons on 28 February 1974 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Also represented South Hams; Liverpool Wavertree

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Transport
• Work and Pensions
• Human Trafficking
• Correspondence
• St. Helena
• Human Trafficking: Children
• Dentistry

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (29 Jun 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Raymond Mawby
• Ralph Rayner
• Samuel Harvey
• Henry Vivian
• Samuel Harvey
• Francis Mildmay
• Alfred Seymour
• John Pender
• Alfred Seymour
• John Pender
• Thomas Mills
• Gifford
• Thomas Mills
• Gifford
• Thomas Mills
• Seymour
• Charles Baldwin
• Seymour
• Charles Baldwin
• James Parrott
• Seymour
• James Parrott
• Seymour
• James Parrott
• Charles Baldwin
• James Cornish
• Charles Baldwin
• Thomas Courtenay
• Charles Baldwin
• Thomas Courtenay
• Darlington
• John Bent
• Thomas Courtenay
• John Bent
• William Holmes
• Thomas Courtenay
• William Holmes
• Thomas Courtenay
• Ayshford Wise
• Benjamin Hall
• Thomas Courtenay
• Benjamin Hall
• William Adams
• Benjamin Hall
• Vicary Gibbs
• William Adams
• Vicary Gibbs
• John Burland
• William Adams

Future MPs in this constituency

• Raymond Mawby
• Sarah Wollaston
• Anthony Mangnall