A selection of Jennifer Willott’s votes

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• Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2014.
• 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 2 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2012.
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2011.
• Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 9 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014.
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Passports: British Nationals Abroad 25 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many temporary passports were issued overseas to British nationals who had lost or had their passports stolen whilst abroad in each of the last five years.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Passports: British Nationals Abroad 25 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much revenue his Department has generated through the processing and issuing of temporary passports overseas to British nationals who had lost or had their passports stolen whilst abroad in each of the last five years.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Passports: British Nationals Abroad 25 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many temporary passports were issued by the British authorities in Spain to British nationals who had lost or had their passports stolen in each of the last five years.

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Profile

Former Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Work and Pensions
• Home Department
• Justice
• Health
• Treasury
• Departmental ICT
• Departmental Databases
• Departmental Pensions
• Departmental Internet
• Departmental Sick Leave

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee of Selection (14 Oct 2014 to 5 Nov 2014)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (20 Dec 2013 to 30 Jun 2014)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (20 Dec 2013 to 30 Jun 2014)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 6 Sep 2012 to 4 Nov 2014)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 3 Feb 2012 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ( 8 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State ( 8 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 7 Oct 2008 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) ( 1 Jul 2008 to 7 Oct 2008)
• Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) (10 Mar 2006 to 1 Jul 2008)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (10 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jon Owen Jones
• Ian Grist
• George Thomas
• Ernest Bennett
• Lewis Lougher
• James Gould

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jo Stevens

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (26 out of 26)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of 7)