Mike Penning’s voting in Parliament

Mike Penning is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a selection of Mike Penning’s votes.

• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2011
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 12 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 7 votes for, 3 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2016
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2016

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Capital Investment 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has requested from his Department for capital building projects.

• Operation Midland Independent Report 7 Oct 2019

  I was not only the policing Minister but the victims Minister, and I have real concerns following the two reports that victims need to be believed. We must make sure that the police work hard to ensure that victims have the confidence to come forward. I am deeply concerned that Her Majesty’s inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue services, which was created when I was the...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Living Standards 1 Oct 2019

  The Chancellor will know that one of the Government’s fiscal policies that is fundamentally wrong is the loan charge retrospective taxes on our constituents. Whether it is one death, no deaths or seven deaths, families are being destroyed because of the retrospective charge. Surely we should put a stop to it now.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General 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 56 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Mike Penning’s speeches
• Has received answers to 144 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 90.81% 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 772 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)