A selection of Iain Wright’s votes

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• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 2 votes for, 48 votes against, 5 absences, between 2014–2016.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, between 2010–2017.
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2010–2016.
• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 16 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014.

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Recent appearances

• School Funding: North-east of England — [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair] 26 Apr 2017

  I am thankful for, and moved by, the Minister’s tributes to me, my hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Tom Blenkinsop) and other colleagues. He talked about funding increases in general terms, which is true, but we are also seeing record pupil numbers. Will he pledge that, as part of the national funding formula, we will see a rise in funding per pupil in the...

• School Funding: North-east of England — [Mr Clive Betts in the Chair] 26 Apr 2017

  We are not dead yet.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Pupils: Hartlepool 24 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to increase the funding per pupil in Hartlepool constituency in real terms; and if she will make a statement.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Hartlepool

Entered the House of Commons on 30 September 2004 — Byelection

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

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

Social Media

• @Iain_Wright_

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Iain Wright campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Health
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Education
• Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
• Departmental Public Expenditure
• Green Investment Bank
• Departmental NDPBs
• Manufacturing Industries

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (20 Feb 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (17 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Business and Trade Committee (17 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee ( 1 Dec 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee ( 1 Dec 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 17 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (29 Jun 2007 to 9 Jun 2009)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (15 Jan 2007 to 6 Nov 2007)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee ( 7 Dec 2006 to 1 Jul 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health (27 Jun 2006 to 6 Sep 2006)
• PPS (Ms Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health (10 Nov 2005 to 27 Jun 2006)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (19 Jan 2005 to 12 Jul 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Mandelson
• Edward Leadbitter

Future MPs in this constituency

• Mike Hill
• Jill Mortimer

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
• Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Education Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Gambling Bill Committee (2 out of 14)
• Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
• Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)