Kerry McCarthy’s voting in Parliament

Kerry McCarthy is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Kerry McCarthy’s votes.

• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
• Almost always voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes

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

Kerry McCarthy has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Domestic Abuse Victims in Family Law Courts 15 Sep 2016

  Does my hon. Friend agree that there are many cases of domestic violence where the woman, perhaps because she has hopes of the relationship continuing, or perhaps because of intimidation or their factors, does not press charges? It is important that family courts nevertheless take those allegations into account. It is not just the cases that proceed to prosecution which should be taken seriously.

• Hinkley Point C 15 Sep 2016

  EDF says that this will mean 1,500 jobs in offices in Bristol, as well as those associated with the plant, and I am meeting representatives of the company on Monday at Hinkley to discuss that, but these will be incredibly expensive jobs, given what we have already heard about the deal. Does the Minister really think that this is value for money? Would it not be better spent by investing in...

• NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans 14 Sep 2016

  In my constituency, we are very concerned because Bristol is surplus but the footprint means that we will be going in with North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, which both have cumulative deficits. No matter what else is part of the plan, to us in Bristol it means cuts.

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Profile

Labour MP for Bristol East

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Work and Pensions
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Sri Lanka
• Bovine Tuberculosis
• Burma
• Colombia
• Departments: Sign Language

Currently held offices

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 4 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (14 Sep 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (7 Oct 2011 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (6 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, South West Regional Select Committee (3 Mar 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for International Development (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health (11 Jun 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Treasury Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 4 Jun 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jean Corston
• Jonathan Sayeed
• Stafford Cripps
• Walter Baker
• Harold Morris
• George Britton
• Charles Hobhouse
• William Wills
• Joseph Weston
• Handel Cossham

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

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More about this

• Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Kerry McCarthy’s speeches
• Has received answers to 146 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 73.21% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 46 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 157 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Kerry McCarthy’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 480 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)