A selection of Andrew Murrison's votes

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• Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 10 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2016
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2004–2011
• Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 19 votes for, 62 votes against, 1 abstention, 9 absences, between 2008–2017
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014

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Recent appearances

• Air Quality Strategy 24 Apr 2017

  Does my right hon. Friend share my sadness at the lack of contrition displayed on the Opposition Benches, given that Labour’s unquestioned adoption of policy in the early part of the last decade resulted in a massive increase in the number of diesel vehicles, making the air in places such as Westbury in my constituency considerably more toxic?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food and Drink Sector 20 Apr 2017

  What can be done to encourage the European Union to promote the processing of foodstuffs in developing countries? I am thinking particularly of olive oil and coffee, where the value added tends to be within the European Union.

• Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill (Programme) (No. 2): Duty to have regard to the life sciences sector and access to new medicines and treatments 15 Mar 2017

  I shall speak briefly to Lords amendment 3, but first I chastise the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders), if I may, for his remarks about money. He is right to say that this is all about money, but I seem to remember that less than two years ago, he stood for election on a manifesto that would have had the effect of opposing the money that is currently going into the...

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Former Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire

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

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

Also represented Westbury

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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: Health Services
• Armed Forces: Influenza

Other offices held in the past

• 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 (Commons) (16 Jul 2001 to 17 Jul 2005)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

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

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• Has spoken in 77 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Murrison’s speeches
• Has received answers to 85 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 84.58% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 123 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 457 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)