Andrew Murrison’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Andrew Murrison sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Andrew Murrison generally voted against the Iraq war; comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2002–2003. Conservative, 6 votes, between 2002–2003
• Andrew Murrison generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords; comparable Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2003–2016. Conservative, 7 votes, between 2003–2016

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

Andrew Murrison has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Foreign National Offender Removal Flights 18 May 2022

  I very much welcome the statement. A successful deportation programme requires co-operative recipients. Will he name and shame those countries who are not engaging with the Government’s deportation programme—in particular, countries such as Iraq, Iran, Eritrea and Sudan—and say what pressure can be brought to bear on them? Will he consider perhaps denying visas to the nationals of those...

• Points of Order 17 May 2022

  On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 3 March, the World Health Organisation’s Inter-governmental Negotiating Body opened talks on securing global arrangements in respect of its management of future pandemics. Given the far-ranging implications of such a thing, and the fact that on 1 August that body will meet again before bringing forward formal proposals, what indication have...

• Northern Ireland Protocol 17 May 2022

  In the last Parliament, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, under my chairmanship, produced a comprehensive set of alternative arrangements that were workable and high-tech and that would erase the need for the current perniciously applied checks that most in this House agree are unnecessary. Given that they would satisfy the EU’s stated objections, why does she think that the EU have...

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Profile

Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire

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

Also represented Westbury

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

Social Media

• @AWMurrison
• https://facebook.com/andrew.murrison

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Murrison campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Justice
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Armed Forces: Housing
• Dentistry
• Influenza
• Armed Forces: Influenza
• Tuberculosis

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (25 Feb 2021 to 1 Mar 2021)
• Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (25 Feb 2021 to 1 Mar 2021)
• Member, Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (22 Feb 2021 to 22 Feb 2021)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) (9 May 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 15 May 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (6 Nov 2017 to 15 May 2019)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 15 May 2019)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 15 May 2019)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee) (5 Nov 2015 to 11 Feb 2016)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) (15 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (3 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Health) (10 Nov 2003 to 3 Jul 2007)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 17 Jul 2005)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Human Tissue Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of 23)
• Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)