Mark Hendrick’s voting in Parliament

Mark Hendrick is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

This is a random selection of Mark Hendrick’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 6 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2004–2017.
• Generally voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 10 absences, between 2011–2018.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2010–2020.
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2004–2011.
• Almost always voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2022.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 92 votes for, 15 votes against, 1 abstention, 51 absences, between 2006–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Backbench Business: Community Pharmacies — [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair] 14 Sep 2023

  I thank Members for keeping to time. I call the shadow Minister.

• Backbench Business: Community Pharmacies — [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair] 14 Sep 2023

  Order. May I remind Members that they need to bob if they wish to be called?

• Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Local Government: Complaints 11 Sep 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Annual Review of Local Government complaints in England for 2022-2023, published on 26 July 2023, on trends in the number of upheld complaints for (a) special educational needs and disabilities provision for children...

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Preston

Entered the House of Commons on 23 November 2000 — Byelection

Party was Labour until 14 May 2001; Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005; Labour until 30 Mar 2015

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

Social Media

• @MpHendrick
• https://facebook.com/hendrick4preston

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Mark Hendrick campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department of Health
• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Coronavirus: Vaccination
• Revenue and Customs: Preston
• Fracking
• Universal Credit
• Police: North West

Currently held offices

• Member, Energy Security and Net Zero Committee (since 12 Jun 2023)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 27 Jun 2022)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 23 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Powers of Attorney Bill Committee (22 Feb 2023 to 1 Mar 2023)
• Member, Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
• Member, Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (23 Nov 2022 to 30 Nov 2022)
• Member, Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2022 to 12 Oct 2022)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls ( 6 Jul 2020 to 2 Feb 2021)
• Member, International Trade Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 26 Apr 2023)
• Member, International Trade Committee ( 2 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee ( 5 Jan 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee ( 7 Jul 2015 to 22 Feb 2016)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (18 Jun 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 18 Mar 2013)
• Member, International Development Committee (19 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Jack Straw, Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State), Ministry of Justice (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Jack Straw, Lord Chancellor), Ministry of Justice (28 Jun 2007 to 27 Nov 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (25 Jan 2001 to 14 Jun 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Audrey Wise
• Stanley Thorne
• Edward Shackleton
• Samuel Segal
• John Sunderland
• Randolph Churchill
• Edward Cobb
• Adrian Moreing
• William Kirkpatrick
• Adrian Moreing
• William Jowitt
• Thomas Shaw
• William Jowitt
• Alfred Kennedy
• Thomas Shaw
• James Hodge
• Thomas Shaw
• George Stanley
• Thomas Shaw
• Urban Broughton
• Alfred Tobin
• George Stanley
• Alfred Tobin
• John Macpherson
• Harold Cox
• John Kerr
• Robert Hanbury
• William Tomlinson
• Robert Hanbury
• William Tomlinson
• Robert Hanbury
• William Tomlinson
• Robert Hanbury
• William Tomlinson
• Robert Hanbury
• William Tomlinson
• Henry Raikes
• William Ecroyd
• Edward Hermon
• John Holker
• Edward Hermon
• John Holker
• Thomas Hesketh
• Edward Hermon
• Frederick Stanley
• Thomas Hesketh
• Charles Grenfell
• Richard Cross
• Robert Parker
• Charles Grenfell
• George Strickland
• Robert Parker
• George Strickland
• Charles Grenfell
• Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
• George Strickland
• Robert Parker
• Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
• Henry Stanley
• Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
• Henry Stanley
• Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood
• Henry Hunt
• John Wood
• Henry Hunt
• Edward Stanley
• John Wood
• Edward Stanley
• Samuel Horrocks
• Edmund Hornby
• Samuel Horrocks
• Edmund Hornby
• Samuel Horrocks
• Edmund Hornby
• Edward Stanley
• Samuel Horrocks
• Edward Stanley
• Samuel Horrocks
• John Horrocks
• Edward Stanley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (7 out of 26)
• Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Powers of Attorney Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Judicial Review and Courts Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
• International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Council Tax (New Valuation Lists for England) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 16)
• Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• International Criminal Court Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Social Security Contributions Committee (1 out of 1)