Anna Soubry’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Anna Soubry sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Anna Soubry voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Anna Soubry voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Anna Soubry voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Anna Soubry voted for a wholly elected House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Anna Soubry has quite often rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Nov 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: High Speed 2 Railway Line 12 Dec 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential economic effect of the proposed HS2 works between Long Eaton and Nuthall.

• Exiting the European Union: Meaningful Vote 11 Dec 2018

  As you will recall, Mr Speaker, there have been many debates and statements in this House—there is no debate about that—but Parliament has never been fully involved in trying to build a compromise and find a way of delivering on Brexit. That involvement should have come at the beginning of the process, but ironically is taking place now. Unfortunately, my right hon. Friend the Member for...

• Exiting the European Union: Meaningful Vote 11 Dec 2018

  My right hon. Friend makes a powerful point. I think it needs to be recorded that if any Member of this House deserves the highest recognition, it has to be him, because he has consistently come to the Dispatch Box and made his case eloquently and powerfully. I gently say to him, however, that he is right that we need to be honest about the choices our country faces, but the problem is that...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Broxtowe

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Anna_Soubry
• https://facebook.com/Anna-Soubry-121188384592158

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Anna Soubry campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Culture Media and Sport
• Justice
• Transport
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Mobile Phones
• Contract Rights Renewal Merger Undertakings
• Roads: Accidents
• Heart Diseases: Death
• Gambia

Currently held offices

• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (since 26 Nov 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (28 Nov 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (8 May 2015 to 15 Jul 2016)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 29 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Nick Palmer
• James Lester
• William Warbey
• Frederick Cocks
• George Spencer

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (39 out of 40)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (12 out of 18)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 95 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Anna Soubry’s speeches
• Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82.56% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 696 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)