Rebecca Harris’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a random selection of Rebecca Harris’s votes.

• Consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 16 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2018.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2020.
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 1 vote for, 17 votes against, 3 absences, between 2016–2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Rebecca Harris has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Domestic Abuse Bill: Examination of Witnesses 4 Jun 2020

  I am fine.

• Backbench Business: Local and Regional News — [Mr David Nuttall in the Chair] 30 Mar 2017

  We are having this debate because of our deep concerns about the increasing erosion and loss of local news sources, but I am very blessed in Castle Point. I have a huge number of local papers, such as the monthly Canvey & Benfleet Times; at least three weeklies that cover my patch, the Yellow Advertiser, the Rayleigh, Rochford & Castle Point Standard and Essex’s The Enquirer; a small...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Political Developments 15 Mar 2017

  What assessment he has made of recent political developments in Northern Ireland.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Castle Point

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @RebeccaHarrisMP
• https://facebook.com/rebeccaharris4castlepoint

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Rebecca Harris campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Transport
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Communities and Local Government
• International Development
• Visual Impairment
• Railways: Accidents
• Roads: Accidents
• Sky Lanterns: Safety
• Visual Impairment: Driving

Currently held offices

• Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) (since 7 Jul 2022)
• Member, Committee of Selection (since 15 Jan 2020)
• Assistant Whip (since 15 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 7 Dec 2022)
• Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2022 to 15 Nov 2022)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (24 Nov 2021 to 28 Nov 2021)
• Member, Elections Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 26 Oct 2021)
• Member, Committee of Selection ( 4 Sep 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury ( 9 Jan 2018 to 7 Jul 2022)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 Jun 2017 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 3 Dec 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bob Spink
• Christine Butler
• Bob Spink
• Bernard Braine

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Elections Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Registers of Births and Deaths Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Nuclear Safeguards Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crown Tenancies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Immigration Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Postal Services Bill Committee (19 out of 21)