A selection of Jacqui Lait’s votes

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• Voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010.
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 2 absences, between 1998–2004.
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007.
• Consistently voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 38 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2009.
• Almost always voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 1999–2007.
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 6 votes against, between 2003–2007.

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Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill: Clause 8 3 Mar 2010

  May I add my thanks to you, in particular, Mrs. Humble? It has been a cheerful Committee, despite the degree of disagreement that has been evident. I was very interested in some of the Back-Bench comments. The Committee stage has shown which areas we need to work on on Report and which require more clarification, so your excellent chairing has allowed us to do that. I also want to thank the...

• Public Bill Committee: Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill: Clause 8 3 Mar 2010

  In the interests of co-operation, another thought that has crossed my mind is to give the executive member a status similar to that of an adviser to a Select Committee.

• Public Bill Committee: Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill: Clause 6 3 Mar 2010

  Over which I hope this lot all fall, but never mind.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Beckenham

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

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

Also represented Hastings and Rye

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Communities and Local Government
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Scotland
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Information Packs
• Departments: Private Finance Initiative
• Local Government Finance
• Housing: Valuation
• Housing: Low Incomes

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government ( 6 Jul 2007 to 19 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Minister (London), Communities and Local Government (18 Jan 2006 to 6 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Minister (London), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (16 Dec 2005 to 18 Jan 2006)
• Shadow Minister (London), Local Government Affairs & Communities (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Home Affairs ( 6 Jul 2004 to 20 May 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs (10 May 2004 to 6 Jul 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Philip Goodhart
• Patrick Buchan-Hepburn

Future MPs in this constituency

• Piers Merchant
• Bob Stewart

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (2 out of 3)