Therese Coffey’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Therese Coffey sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Therese Coffey voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

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

Last updated: 25 Jun 2019

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Squirrels: Pest Control 16 Jul 2019

  In March this year the Government put in place the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019. Under the Order, listed invasive species including the grey squirrel cannot be imported, kept, bred, transported, sold, used or exchanged, allowed to reproduce, or released into the environment. To support implementation of the Order we will shortly be consulting on management...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ivory: Trade 16 Jul 2019

  The Ivory Act 2018 received Royal Assent on 20 December 2018 and bans the sale of elephant ivory within the UK, with five areas of exemption.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ivory: Trade 16 Jul 2019

  On 30 May 2019 the Government published a call for evidence concerning the trade in ivory from species other than elephants The species in scope are the common hippopotamus, killer whale, narwhal, sperm whale, walrus, common warthog, desert warthog and mammoth. Evidence provided through this call for evidence, which closes on 22 August, will help inform what, if any, action could be taken...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Suffolk Coastal

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @theresecoffey
• https://facebook.com/ThereseCoffey

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Therese Coffey campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Transport
• Treasury
• Justice
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Shipping: Oil
• A14
• General Practitioners
• Tolls
• Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation

Currently held offices

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 17 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (8 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 29 Oct 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Gummer

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Infrastructure Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Therese Coffey’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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 86.90% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 122 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Therese Coffey’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 527 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)