A selection of Greg Hands's votes

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• Consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 15 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2014
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2010–2011
• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 20 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2010–2015
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Trade Promotion 27 Apr 2017

  The Department for International Trade promotes export opportunities to British companies through our overseas network of 174 offices across 109 countries, offering specialised support services tailored to the needs of individual opportunities, setting up trade missions and events, and providing introductions and helping address barriers to markets. Furthermore, GREAT.gov.uk helps UK business...

• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Department for International Trade: Deloitte 27 Apr 2017

  The Department for International Trade does not have any contracts with Deloitte.

• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Department for International Trade: Deloitte 27 Apr 2017

  The Department for International Trade has not awarded any tenders to Deloitte since January 2017.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Chelsea and Fulham

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

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

Also represented Hammersmith and Fulham

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

Social Media

• @GregHands
• https://facebook.com/greghandschelseafulham

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Greg Hands campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Health
• Communities and Local Government
• Departmental Training
• Departmental Electronic Equipment
• Uzbekistan
• Rackspace
• FIFA World Cup

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Department for International Trade (15 Jul 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Member, Committee of Selection (9 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household (7 Oct 2013 to 8 May 2015)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (14 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (19 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (12 Mar 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (27 Jun 2006 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee (16 Jan 2006 to 27 Jun 2006)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• FINANCE BILL Committee (14 out of 16)
• Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 18)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 24)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

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• Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Greg Hands’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88.44% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 149 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 237 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)