Jessica Morden’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Jessica Morden’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 15 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2014
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 52 votes for, 13 votes against, 25 absences, between 2007–2017
• Voted a mixture of for and against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2007–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016

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

Jessica Morden

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Employee Benefit Trusts: Roadchef 24 Apr 2017

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the implications of paragraph 181 of the judgement in the case of Roadchef Employees Benefit Trust Ltd v Ingram Hill 2014 for (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) the regulation of employees benefit trusts; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit 20 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants have been referred to the personal budgeting support service in each year since the introduction of universal credit; and what the cost of providing those services was in each such year.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Profits: Taxation 20 Apr 2017

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the guidance his Department provides to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on dealing with cases where HMRC receives revenue which is deemed to represent unjust enrichment.

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Profile

Labour MP for Newport East

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

• @jessicamordenmp
• https://facebook.com/JessicaMorden4NewportEast

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jessica Morden campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Work and Pensions
• Transport
• Wales
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Severn River Crossing
• Severn River Crossing: Tolls
• Recycling
• Farepak
• Work Capability Assessment

Currently held offices

• Opposition Whip (Commons) (since 18 Sep 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee of Selection (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (16 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• PPS (Rt Hon Paul Murphy, Secretary of State), Wales Office (29 Jan 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Wales Office (28 Mar 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (21 Nov 2005 to 4 Jun 2007)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (13 Jul 2005 to 16 Jan 2006)
• Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (11 Jul 2005 to 8 Nov 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alan Howarth
• Roy Hughes

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Flood and Water Management Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
• Police and Justice Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (19 out of 21)
• Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

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• Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Jessica Morden’s speeches
• Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — 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.
• People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
• 73 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jessica Morden’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 156 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)