A selection of Adrian Bailey's votes

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• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes 8 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2004–2017
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2016
• Almost always 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, 15 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2018
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Valedictory Debate 5 Nov 2019

  I rise to give my final speech in the House. I stress that, notwithstanding the difficulties of the politics and the role of Parliament at this moment, my reasons for standing down are essentially personal. I have been here for 19 years, but it does not seem a minute since I gave my maiden speech. My enthusiasm for politics is undiminished and my commitment to the values that have always...

• Valedictory Debate 5 Nov 2019

  I rise to give my final speech in the House. I stress that, notwithstanding the difficulties of the politics and the role of Parliament at this moment, my reasons for standing down are essentially personal. I have been here for 19 years, but it does not seem a minute since I gave my maiden speech. My enthusiasm for politics is undiminished and my commitment to the values that have always...

• Valedictory Debate 5 Nov 2019

  I would just like to put on record that during the right hon. Gentleman’s spell as Secretary of State for Transport, a company—it will be unnamed—came to me in desperate straits over a problem that involved the Department for Transport and other countries, and it would have gone out of business within 10 days had it not been resolved. I took it to the right hon. Gentleman, we had a...

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Profile

Former Labour/Co-operative MP for West Bromwich West

Entered the House of Commons on 23 November 2000 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Party was 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

• @AdrianBaileyMP
• https://facebook.com/AdrianBaileywestbromwichwest

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Adrian Bailey campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Treasury
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Trade and Industry
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
• UK Trade with EU
• Insolvency
• Vocational Training
• Criminal Investigation: Cyprus

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Panel of Chairs (22 Jun 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (30 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (10 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (1 Oct 2009 to 23 Nov 2009)
• Member, West Midlands Regional Select Committee (3 Mar 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence (16 Oct 2008 to 30 Dec 2008)
• Member, Business and Enterprise Committee (10 Mar 2008 to 30 Sep 2009)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (9 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (9 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Committee (9 Nov 2007 to 10 Mar 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence (28 Jun 2007 to 29 Sep 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Adam Ingram, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence (20 Nov 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong, Minister of State (Cabinet)), Cabinet Office (8 May 2006 to 20 Nov 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Jul 2003 to 28 Nov 2003)
• Member, Unopposed Bills (Panel) (17 Oct 2001 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Betty Boothroyd

Future MPs in this constituency

• Shaun Stephen Bailey

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Space Industry Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Chairman, Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
• Chairman, Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, Technical and Further Education Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
• Chairman, Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Chairman, National Insurance Contributions(Rate Ceilings) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Chairman, Energy BILL Committee (4 out of 14)
• Mutuals' Deferred Shares Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Charities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
• Police (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (18 out of 23)
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Employee Share Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Education Bill Committee (15 out of 20)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Office of Communications Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Adrian Bailey’s speeches
• Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — 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 76.24% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 58 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 378 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)