Greg Clark’s voting in Parliament

This is a selection of Greg Clark’s votes.

• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 18 votes for, 4 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2019
• 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
• 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
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2011
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2016

Last updated: 15 Oct 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Greg Clark

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 28 Oct 2019

  Provision of the service by Southern Water in Tunbridge Wells constituency – Greg Clark. Adjournment debate

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Topical Questions 22 Oct 2019

  I welcome the Secretary of State to the Dispatch Box and hope that she will have distinguished tenure at this important time. She will know that the recommendations of the independent review of the Financial Reporting Council, conducted by Sir John Kingman, were widely endorsed and are urgently required. I was concerned that the statutory implementation of those recommendations was not...

• Prime Minister’s Statement: European Union (Withdrawal) Acts 19 Oct 2019

  The right hon. and learned Gentleman will have heard the Prime Minister make a commitment to me and this House that he would legislate, if necessary, to ensure that workers’ rights in this country could not be inferior to those in the European Union. On the question of trust and confidence, if such legislation were pursued in parallel with the withdrawal agreement Bill, or in that Bill, so...

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Profile

Independent MP for Tunbridge Wells

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

Party was Conservative until 3 Sep 2019

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

Social Media

• @gregclarkmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Greg Clark campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Energy and Climate Change
• Duchy of Lancaster
• Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• Health
• Departmental Energy
• Warm Front Scheme
• Departmental Buildings
• Departmental Carbon Emissions
• Consultants

Other offices held in the past

• The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (14 Jul 2016 to 24 Jul 2019)
• The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (8 May 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Minister of State (Universities and Science) (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (7 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (19 Jul 2011 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Decentralisation and Cities) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (6 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (3 Jul 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Shadow Minister for Charities, Voluntary Bodies and Social Enterprise (7 Nov 2006 to 2 Jul 2007)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 17 Jul 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Archie Norman
• Patrick Mayhew

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
• Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Greg Clark’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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 1098 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)