Andrew Selous’s voting in Parliament

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

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

• Andrew Selous generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

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

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Police: Financial Sustainability 12 Sep 2018

  I know that the Minister cares deeply about these issues. The Chair of the Public Accounts Committee is right when she draws attention to the unfairness of the formula, which has been unfair since damping was brought in in 2004. Four hundred people turned up to a meeting with the police in my constituency just a couple of weeks ago. That should give my right hon. Friend an indication of the...

• Gypsies and Travellers 10 Sep 2018

  The difficulty is that planning permission tends not to align with the red line of legal land ownership on a map. The difficulty for really good local authority officers, who want to have good enforcement, is that the law is not fit for purpose, however well-intentioned it may have been. I have really good officers who try endlessly to get this right, and it is really hard under current law.

• Gypsies and Travellers 10 Sep 2018

  I am delighted to hear that the Minister is engaging with the Gypsy and Traveller community, but does he not accept that there might be adults in the community who quite like the current system because it gives them quite a lot of freedom, and that it is actually the children who are missing out? Children might not stick their hands up and say that they want to be in school full time, but we...

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Profile

Conservative MP for South West Bedfordshire

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @AndrewSelous

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Selous campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Work and Pensions
• Health
• Transport
• Home Department
• Education and Skills
• Departments: Manpower
• Written Questions: Government Responses
• Departmental Flexible Working
• Departmental Working Hours
• Children: Maintenance

Currently held offices

• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 18 Jul 2018)
• Member, Draft Health Service Safety Investigation Bill (Joint Committee) (since 17 Apr 2018)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (4 Nov 2014 to 17 Jul 2016)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (15 Jul 2014 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (26 Oct 2010 to 17 Jul 2014)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (8 Nov 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (15 Jun 2004 to 8 Nov 2006)
• PPS To Shadow Foreign Secretary, International Affairs (10 May 2004 to 20 Oct 2004)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Madel

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Child Poverty Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Pensions Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
• Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
• National Lottery Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Housing Bill Committee (13 out of 19)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• State Pension Credit Bill Committee (7 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 77 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Selous’s speeches
• Has received answers to 48 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 90.38% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 42 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
• 103 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Selous’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 678 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)