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 for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. 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.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Public Transport: Disability 20 Sep 2016

  The Government recognises how important improving access to public transport is for people with visual impairments and is committed to making transport more inclusive. Buses and coaches subject to the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) must incorporate a range of features to make bus travel more accessible for visually impaired people, including priority seating,...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Bus Services: Disability 20 Sep 2016

  Clear, accessible information can be very useful to a range of passengers when travelling by bus. Tourists, people new to a given route and those who are disabled may all feel more confident in the knowledge that they will know when to alight when the time comes. The Bus Services Bill will specifically allow enhanced partnership schemes to require all buses within a local area to provide...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Parking Offences 16 Sep 2016

  English local authorities have a wide range of powers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to prohibit or restrict parking throughout the day or at specific times and by specific types of vehicles on any length of the highway, including bus stops. These powers enable local authorities to create bus stop clearways prohibiting all vehicles, other than buses, from stopping at bus stops....

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Profile

Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough

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

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• 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

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (since 8 May 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Phil Willis

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• 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 — below 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 92.56% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 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.
• 142 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Jones’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 144 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)