Gavin Williamson’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Gavin Williamson sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Gavin Williamson voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Gavin Williamson generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

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

Last updated: 8 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Defence: Modernisation 17 May 2018

  We are on track to share headline conclusions from the Modernising Defence Programme in time for the NATO Summit in July. We are carefully considering the responses to the public consultation and we intend to share our response in the coming months.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Saudi Arabia: Military Alliances 15 May 2018

  The UK Ministry of Defence supports the Saudi Government across a wide range of Defence and Security-related issues in pursuit of mutual security and regional stability. In March this year the Prime Minister launched a new Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia, which will see us develop our cooperation in areas such as military capacity-building, cyber security, countering terrorism and...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Saudi Arabia: Military Alliances 15 May 2018

  The Military and Security Cooperation Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the UK Ministry of Defence and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the detailed content of which is not disclosable to third parties. I am therefore withholding the document as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and another State. In pursuit of mutual security and...

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Profile

Conservative MP for South Staffordshire

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @GWilliamsonMP
• https://facebook.com/gavinforsouthstaffs

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Gavin Williamson campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Communities and Local Government
• Education
• Culture Media and Sport
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Health
• Official Cars
• Mass Media
• Departmental Advertising
• Departmental Mobile Phones
• Departmental Visits Abroad

Currently held offices

• The Secretary of State for Defence (since 2 Nov 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Chief Whip (14 Jul 2016 to 2 Nov 2017)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 28 Nov 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Patrick Cormack

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• European Union (Referendum) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• HGV Road User Levy Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Gavin Williamson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88.61% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 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.
• 112 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Gavin Williamson’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 131 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)