Richard Bacon’s voting in Parliament

Richard Bacon is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Richard Bacon sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Richard Bacon almost always voted against the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes

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

Richard Bacon has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health: NHS: Ict 14 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has paid BT for the licensing, deployment and support of acute IT systems in the south of England.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust: Cerner 13 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust has paid Cerner in the last 10 years.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust: Cerner 13 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has paid Cerner in the last 10 years.

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Profile

Conservative MP for South Norfolk

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Education and Skills
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Treasury Building PFI Deal
• NHS: Ict
• Departmental Accountancy Practice
• Departmental Accounting Practice
• Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust: Cerner

Currently held offices

• Member, Public Accounts Commission (since 4 Nov 2015)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 7 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Accounts Commission (12 Jul 2010 to 31 Mar 2015)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (9 Jan 2003 to 12 Mar 2007)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John MacGregor
• John Hill
• Peter Baker

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Autism Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (8 out of 13)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 21)
• Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Lottery (Funding of Endowments) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Richard Bacon’s speeches
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88.10% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 107 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Richard Bacon’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 301 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)