Andrew Jones’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Andrew Jones sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

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

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

Andrew Jones has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Tobacco: Smuggling 15 Sep 2017

  A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will be laid before Parliament once legislation to implement the Protocol has been approved by Parliament. While the UK already has many of the Protocol’s requirements in place, the requirement to license tobacco manufacturing machinery has...

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Gaming Machines: Tax Yields 14 Sep 2017

  Total receipts from Betting and Gaming duties are published here: https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulle tins.aspx A separate breakdown for revenue from Fixed Odds Betting Terminals is not available.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Excise Duties: Fuels 13 Sep 2017

  The government has made no assessment of the impact of reducing fuel duty rates to these levels. At current exchange rates, the UK fuel duty rate on petrol is already lower than that applied in France.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @AJonesMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Jones campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Education
• Communities and Local Government
• Health
• Culture Media and Sport
• Common Agricultural Policy
• North Sea Oil
• Food
• Schools: Admissions
• Children: Day Care

Currently held offices

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• The Exchequer Secretary (since 15 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (8 May 2015 to 15 Jun 2017)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Phil Willis

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Bus Services Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Care Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (11 out of 13)

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Jones’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 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
• 136 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Jones’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 218 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)