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; most current Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2009–2016. Conservative, 20 votes, between 2003–2016

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 hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Liverpool City Council 24 Mar 2021

  Does this sad but very welcome action not send a firm indication to all councils that we will step in where irregularities over best value, particularly in planning, occur? Will my right hon. Friend comment on his remarks about the need for whole-council elections, and does that mark a change across the whole country, in trying to rid ourselves of those councils that go for elections every year?

• New Plan for Immigration 24 Mar 2021

  I welcome particularly what my right hon. Friend is proposing to deal with people smuggling, but this is a bigger problem than simply the EU. Council of Europe members are dealing with this right across the Mediterranean and from the middle east. Will she join me in sharing her approach with members of the Council of Europe as an example of what can be done?

• Independent Review of Administrative Law 18 Mar 2021

  When many judges were beginning their legal career, I doubt very many of them ever came across judicial review, so much has this crept along over the last 40 to 50 years or so. Will the Lord Chancellor please accept my congratulations on his review of judicial review, and will he also accept that I would like to see it move quicker and faster in order to make sure that we do see a fundamental...

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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
• Palestinians: Radicalism
• 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)