John Howell’s voting in Parliament

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

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

• John Howell consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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John Howell has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Prison Safety — [Graham Stringer in the Chair] 15 Sep 2016

  I would like to reassure the Minister that I am not a lawyer either, so I fully share his concerns.

• Prison Safety — [Graham Stringer in the Chair] 15 Sep 2016

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. At this stage in the proceedings, there is perhaps little that one can say that has not already been said, particularly by my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill), the Chairman of the Justice Committee. However, I will add my comments to the excellent work that my hon. Friend does in that capacity. I...

• Prison Safety — [Graham Stringer in the Chair] 15 Sep 2016

  I thank my hon. Friend for those comments, but I take a different view. We are still the same Conservative Government who were elected to deal with these issues. Whether it is a new Secretary of State or an old one, the issues are the same. A list of actions was put in place to deal with the issues. I cannot understand why a series of new Ministers want to take the time to throw all those...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Henley

Entered the House of Commons on 27 June 2008 — Byelection

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Communities and Local Government
• Health
• Transport
• Justice
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Goring and Streatley Station
• Iran
• Ordnance Survey
• Witnesses
• Iran: Nuclear Power

Currently held offices

• Member, Justice Committee (since 6 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 24 Nov 2015)
• Member, Justice Committee (8 Sep 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (14 Jul 2008 to 6 May 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Boris Johnson
• Michael Heseltine
• John Hay
• Gifford Fox
• Robert Henderson
• Reginald Terrell
• Robert Hermon-Hodge
• Valentine Fleming
• Philip Morrell
• Robert Hermon-Hodge
• Francis Parker
• Edward Harcourt

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (3 out of 12)
• Bribery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Equality Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Child Poverty Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

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• Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all John Howell’s speeches
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 121 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on John Howell’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 142 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)