Stephen Hammond’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Stephen Hammond sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Stephen Hammond generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Stephen Hammond has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Midwives: Training 16 Jan 2019

  The number of students who started midwifery courses over recent years are shown in the following table. Number of entrants to midwifery courses in England from 2013/14 to 2017/18 Year of entry 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Number of midwifery entrants 2,540 2,535 2,591 2,602 2,692 Source: Health Education England, Education Commissioning (EdCom) dataset

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Midwives: Training 16 Jan 2019

  The total number of student midwives in March of each academic year between 2014/15 and 2016/17 are shown in the following table. More recent data is not available. Total number of student midwives in England between 2014/15 and 2016/17 Academic year 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Number of midwives in training 6,662 6,350 6,559 Source: Health Education England, Education Commissioning...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Midwives: Training 16 Jan 2019

  The following table shows the number of midwifery training places available in each of the last five years for which information is available. 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Midwives 2,578 2,588 2,555 2,605 2,605 Source: Prior to 2013 Departmental Financial Management System, since 2013 Health Education England Education Commissioning reports. Funding for...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Wimbledon

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

• @s_hammond
• https://facebook.com/stephenhammond.net

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Stephen Hammond campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Transport
• Treasury
• Health
• Department for Transport
• Home Department
• Departmental Pay
• Legal Opinion
• Railways
• Departmental Official Cars
• Railways: Franchises

Currently held offices

• Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (since 16 Nov 2018)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (since 14 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Treasury Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 3 Dec 2018)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Treasury Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (8 Dec 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (6 Sep 2012 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (14 Nov 2007 to 18 Nov 2007)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (8 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 23 Jun 2008)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Roger Casale
• Charles Goodson-Wickes
• Michael Havers
• Cyril Black
• Arthur Palmer
• John Power
• Joseph Hood
• Stuart Coats
• Henry Chaplin
• Charles Hambro
• Henry Bonsor

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
• Road Safety Bill Committee (9 out of 9)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Stephen Hammond’s speeches
• Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 90.78% 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 137 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Stephen Hammond’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 439 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)