John Penrose’s voting in Parliament

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

However, John Penrose sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• John Penrose generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• John Penrose generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

John Penrose

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Debate on the Address: [1st Day] 21 Jun 2017

  The Prime Minister just mentioned making markets work better and for everybody. She knows that the energy price cap had wide cross-party support from both sides of this House, so I was delighted to see energy price protection and pro-consumer switching and transparency measures in the Queen’s Speech. Will she confirm that those measures mean the price cap to deliver 17 million customers...

• Wells Bid for UK City of Culture — [Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] 25 Apr 2017

  I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate about an issue that is tremendously important for his constituency and surrounding constituencies. He mentioned that, unlike larger civic constructs—that is the phrase he used—the bid is being put together by a small, dedicated band of volunteers. I am sure that he has therefore already spoken to Visit Somerset, which used to...

• Energy Prices 16 Mar 2017

  I repeat my thanks, not only to my co-sponsors, the right hon. Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) and the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson), but to everybody else who took part in the debate, which has been full of passion and determination. This issue has been around for far too long and, in spite of the best efforts of successive Governments, it has not got...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Weston-Super-Mare

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

• @JohnPenroseNews
• https://facebook.com/john.penrose.37

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

John Penrose campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Home Department
• Health
• Business
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
• Education and Skills
• Members: Correspondence
• Speed Cameras
• National Employer Training Programme
• Consumer Credit: Licensing
• Departmental Finance

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (8 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Committee of Selection (17 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Government Whip (8 Feb 2014 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (7 Oct 2013 to 8 Feb 2014)
• Member, Administration Committee (3 Dec 2012 to 28 Oct 2013)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (29 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (19 Jan 2009 to 27 Jul 2009)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 29 Jun 2009)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Brian Cotter
• Jerry Wiggin
• David Webster
• Ian Orr-Ewing
• Erskine
• Frank Murrell
• Erskine
• Gilbert Wills

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Water Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Care Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Equality Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 24)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
• Rights of Savers Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all John Penrose’s speeches
• Has received answers to 6 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.
• People have made 22 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 150 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on John Penrose’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 287 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)