Jeremy Wright’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Jeremy Wright’s votes.

• Consistently 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, between 2011–2016
• 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
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017
• Generally voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 13 votes for, 5 votes against, 6 absences, between 2010–2019
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2007–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016

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Jeremy Wright has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Prime Minister’s Statement 19 Oct 2019

  The Prime Minister said at the outset of his statement that the debate about our membership of the European Union has not just paralysed our politics but profoundly divided our society. The longer we have that debate, the more difficult it will be to reunite our country. Is it not incumbent on all of us in this place today to act in a way that seeks to settle that debate, not perpetuate...

• Racism in Football 15 Oct 2019

  I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on his appointment and agree wholeheartedly with all that has been said so far. Is it not important that, in the support we give to players, we send a signal not just from this place but from football authorities, national and international, that if those players choose to stay on the pitch, in the face of this awful abuse, they will have our admiration for...

• Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Online Disinformation 3 Oct 2019

  I warmly welcome my hon. Friend and his fellow Ministers to their leadership roles in this remarkable Department. I urge my hon. Friend to translate the online harms White Paper into legislation as swiftly as possible, and invite him to agree that doing so is not just good for the United Kingdom, because it will create a regulator with the authority to enforce a proper duty of care on online...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Kenilworth and Southam

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

Also represented Rugby and Kenilworth

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

Social Media

• https://facebook.com/jeremywright2015

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jeremy Wright campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Transport
• Home Department
• Treasury
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Medical Records: Databases
• High Hedges
• Railways: Construction
• Incapacity Benefit
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Other offices held in the past

• The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (9 Jul 2018 to 24 Jul 2019)
• The Attorney-General (15 Jul 2014 to 9 Jul 2018)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Government Whip (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (3 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Constitutional Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 5 Nov 2007)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
• Justice and Security Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Bribery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
• Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Further Education and Training Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (16 out of 21)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Fraud Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
• Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Jeremy Wright’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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 85.97% 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 125 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Jeremy Wright’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 596 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)