Malcolm Wicks, former MP, Croydon North

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11th May to 2nd June 2020

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2nd to 9th June 2020

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10th June 2020 onwards

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A selection of Malcolm Wicks’s votes

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Almost always voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2003–2012.
Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010.
Almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, in 2010.
Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 14 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2012.
Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2012.
Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.

We have lots more plain English analysis of Malcolm Wicks’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Malcolm Wicks’s full vote analysis page for more.

Recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living 16 May 2012

Welcome to our debate, Mr Deputy Speaker; it is good to see you again. My intention today is to talk about aspects of family life and how they relate to the “cost of living” theme. However, as a former Energy Minister, I am bound to say that I have been stimulated by the debate to make a few other remarks. Let me offer some friendly advice to the Secretary of State: his soundbite of the...
Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living 16 May 2012

I will give way in a moment—if the intervention is a good one. As a Government, we also tried to push forward carbon capture and storage—a formidable endeavour, and I congratulate the Norwegians on the progress they have made. It would be good to hear from the Government at some stage where they think we are on CCS because it is a vital part of our low-carbon objectives, given that...
Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cost of Living 16 May 2012

I am a kind person, and I suppose it was major until recently. That party was adamantly opposed to nuclear energy. I ask the Secretary of State whether he has now made a strategic realignment in his own mind to support nuclear energy. I hope he has. I think the fact that the Prime Minister has appointed Liberal Democrat Members to this important role of Secretary of State for Energy and...

More of Malcolm Wicks’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Labour MP for Croydon North

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

Left the House of Commons on 29 September 2012 — Died

Also represented Croydon North West

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Topics of interest

Home Department
International Development
Energy and Climate Change
Business
Innovation and Skills
Justice
Burma: Politics and Government
Nuclear Power: Job Creation
Civil Disorder
Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
Burma: Overseas Aid

Other offices held in the past

Minister of State (Energy), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (13 Jul 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (28 Jun 2007 to 13 Jul 2007)
Minister of State (Science and Innovation), Department of Trade and Industry (9 Jan 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (20 Nov 2006 to 9 Jan 2007)
Minister for energy, Department of Trade and Industry (18 May 2005 to 20 Nov 2006)
Minister of State (Energy), Department for Productivity, Energy and Industry (11 May 2005 to 18 May 2005)
Minister for pensions, Department for Work and Pensions (13 Jun 2003 to 11 May 2005)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Employment (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)