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 generally voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

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

Recent appearances

• Transport: Covid-19: Repatriation of British Nationals 18 May 2020

  What steps his Department has taken with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to repatriate British nationals stranded overseas as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.

• Transport: Covid-19: Repatriation of British Nationals 18 May 2020

  I thank my right hon. Friend for helping, with other Departments, to bring so many of my constituents home safely. Can he tell me, in my role as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Nigeria, what the situation is there with regard to the availability of aircraft? How many more repatriation trips are we looking to make?

• Prison Staff: Health and Safety — [Mr Laurence Robertson in the Chair] 18 Mar 2020

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. It is also a pleasure to have two Front Benchers in this debate who have both been members of the Select Committee on Justice. They understand the sort of comments being made by the hon. Member for East Lothian (Kenny MacAskill), and I hope that they recall the report on prison governance that we produced, which covered a...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Henley

Entered the House of Commons on 27 June 2008 — Byelection

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

Social Media

• @JHowellUK
• https://facebook.com/JohnHowellOxfordshire

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

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

Currently held offices

• Member, Justice Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 9 Mar 2020)
• Member, Justice Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 24 Nov 2015)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• 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)

• Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) 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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 71 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all John Howell’s speeches
• Has received answers to 5 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 93.48% 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.
• 115 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on John Howell’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 364 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)