A selection of Mike Penning's votes

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• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2011
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2018
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2007–2016

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Recent appearances

• Speaker’s Statement: The National Health Service 23 Oct 2019

  Will the hon. Lady give way?

• Speaker’s Statement: The National Health Service 23 Oct 2019

  This issue shows the House how people from different parties, with very diverse views on politics, can work together for the good of children. There are children who are getting medical cannabis on prescription, but their parents or grandparents are paying for it. The NHS is free at the point of delivery. Surely that is how it should be.

• Speaker’s Statement: The National Health Service 23 Oct 2019

  My hon. Friend has touched on an issue that I did not have time to raise because of the time limits which, understandably, have been imposed. The danger of putting ex-military personnel into one box is that, as I mentioned earlier, some will react almost immediately to what they have seen and done, while it will take others years and years. I have close friends who fought in the Falklands war...

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Former Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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

Social Media

• https://facebook.com/Penning4Hemel

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Mike Penning campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Defence
• Work and Pensions
• Departmental Staff
• Dental Services
• Departmental Telephone Services
• Cannabis: Medical Treatments
• Departmental Training

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (15 Jul 2016 to 12 Jun 2017)
• The Minister of State, Home Department (15 Jul 2014 to 15 Jul 2016)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (15 Jul 2014 to 15 Jul 2016)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Health) (6 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 10 Dec 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tony McWalter
• Nicholas Lyell
• Robin Corbett
• James Allason
• Joan Davidson
• John Davidson
• John Dunn
• John Davidson
• Gustavus Talbot

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 13)
• Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Mesothelioma Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Mike Penning’s speeches
• Has received answers to 143 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 91.14% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 86 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 774 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)