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

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Andrew Selous

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: HMP Lewes 25 Apr 2017

  Prisoners in Lewes, as elsewhere, will reoffend less if they get sustainable work. Many private sector employers are rising to the challenge of providing ex-offenders with work. Will the Minister give us an update on what is happening across the wider public sector so that it can lead by example?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions 25 Apr 2017

  The all-party group on preventing modern slavery, chaired in an excellent manner by the sadly departing right hon. Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart), heard from the parents of a young man who had been imprisoned for 15 years as a slave. The culprits were sent to prison for only two and a half years. Will the Justice Secretary agree to speak to the Sentencing Council about the severity of...

• Air Quality Strategy 24 Apr 2017

  Can the Government confirm that their approach to this issue remains technology-neutral, and that, in the context of hydrogen specifically, they will do what is necessary to ensure that we do not fall behind, for instance, Germany and California when it comes to cleaning up this terrible problem?

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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
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

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

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Health 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)

• 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)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• 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)
• Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing Bill Committee (13 out of 19)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• 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)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)

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• Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Selous’s speeches
• Has received answers to 45 written questions in the last year — above 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.
• 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.
• 109 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Selous’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 629 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)