A selection of Neil Parish's votes

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• Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 16 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2015
• Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 49 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2016
• Almost always voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016
• Almost always voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 7 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Exiting the European Union: British Overseas Territories 27 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions his Department has had with the Overseas Territories on the implications for those territories of the UK leaving the EU.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Hendry Review 26 Apr 2017

  What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the date of publication for the Government response to the Hendry review on tidal lagoons.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Hendry Review 26 Apr 2017

  The Henry report very much supports a tidal lagoon in Swansea, which has the second highest rise and fall of tide in the world. We should be harnessing that tide. Does the Secretary of State see that as part of the Conservative manifesto for this general election?

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Former Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton

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

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @neil_parish

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Neil Parish campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Energy and Climate Change
• Home Department
• Departmental Food
• Animal Welfare
• Energy: Meters
• Farms: Tenants
• Middle East

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee (20 Feb 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee (14 Oct 2015 to 22 Mar 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Angela Browning

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Control of Horses Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Infrastructure Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Water Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
• Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Neil Parish’s speeches
• Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 83.51% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 101 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 257 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)