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- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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- 10th June 2020 onwards
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A selection of Helen Goodman’s votes
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Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
95 votes for, 15 votes against, 35 absences, between 2006–2019.
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Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
1 vote for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2011.
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Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
7 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016.
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Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2010–2017.
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Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
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Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
We have lots more plain English analysis of Helen Goodman’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Helen Goodman’s full vote analysis page for more.
Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her timescale is for provision of total mobile network coverage in Bishop Auckland constituency; and which operator will provide the network in that constituency.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Chile.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Ecuador.
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Profile
Former Labour MP for Bishop Auckland
Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election
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Topics of interest
Helen Goodman campaigned to remain in the European Union
Source: BBC
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Culture Media and Sport
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Justice
- Treasury
- Children: Maintenance
- Broadband
- Ethiopia: Female Genital Mutilation
- Staff
- Furniture
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Procedure Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (6 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Procedure Committee (1 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Treasury Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
- Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (3 Dec 2014 to 18 Sep 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (7 Oct 2011 to 3 Dec 2014)
- Member, Procedure Committee (1 Mar 2011 to 27 Jan 2014)
- Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (26 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Justice) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009)
- Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (2 Jul 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
- PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice (12 Jun 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (18 Mar 2007 to 3 Aug 2007)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 4 Jun 2007)
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Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 5 Nov 2019.
2. (a) Support linked to an
MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Heather Smith
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 31 October 2019)
2. (b) Any other support not included in
Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Lord Matthew Oakeshott
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date received: 19 September 2019
Date accepted: 19 September 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 22 October 2019)
Name of donor: BM Creative Management Ltd
Address of donor: 4th Floor, York House, 23 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UJ
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for office and campaign costs
Date received: 10 October 2019
Date accepted: 10 October 2019
Donor status: company, registration 05635995
(Registered 24 October 2019)
Name of donor: Heather Smith
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation, or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 31 October 2019
Date accepted: 31 October 2019
Donor status: individual
(Registered 31 October 2019)
Name of donor: Justice for Colombia
Address of donor: 4th Floor, 75-77 St John Street, London EC1M 4NN
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and accommodation with a value of £3,304
Destination of visit: Colombia
Dates of visit: 25 May to 1 June 2019
Purpose of visit: Monitoring of the implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement.
(Registered 11 June 2019)
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