James Duddridge’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of James Duddridge’s votes.

• 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, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 2011–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 7 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2016
• Almost always voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 17 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 2008–2015
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016

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James Duddridge has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Shoeburyness High School 21 Sep 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the funding required to provide new capacity in Shoeburyness High School before September 2018.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Free Schools: Southend on Sea 19 Sep 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her most recent estimate is of the funding required to establish a free school in Southend-on-Sea in 2019; and if she will make a statement.

• Hurricane Irma 7 Sep 2017

  My thoughts go out to people such as Victor Banks, Orlando Smith and Don Romeo, whom I worked closely with and have been trying to contact. Does this immediate crisis not highlight a conundrum? While the overseas territories have preferential treatment and first call on the DFID budget, the nature of middle-income status does not recognise the real environmental risks that small island states...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East

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

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

Social Media

• @JamesDuddridge
• https://facebook.com/JPDuddridge

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

James Duddridge campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Transport
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Communities and Local Government
• Departmental Air Travel
• Departmental Public Relations
• Departmental Official Residences
• Dorneywood
• Departmental Procurement

Currently held offices

• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (since 13 Sep 2017)
• Member, International Development Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure Committee (21 Nov 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (11 Aug 2014 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Jul 2013 to 11 Dec 2013)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Dec 2012 to 12 Sep 2014)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (3 Dec 2012 to 12 Sep 2014)
• Government Whip (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (20 Jan 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, International Development Committee (24 Jul 2006 to 10 Mar 2008)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 19 Feb 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Teddy Taylor

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (14 out of 16)
• Presumption of Death Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
• Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (3 out of 12)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of 20)
• Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Planning Bill Committee (9 out of 18)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
• Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Charities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

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More about this

• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all James Duddridge’s speeches
• Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 13 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.
• 108 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on James Duddridge’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 239 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)