Damian Hinds’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Damian Hinds sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Damian Hinds 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 Damian Hinds’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Damian Hinds’s full vote analysis page for more.

Damian Hinds has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit: Overpayments 15 Sep 2016

  The preliminary statistics for 2015-16 estimate the levels of fraud and error overpayments in Universal Credit at £36 million. These statistics are available in the public domain: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in- the-benefit-system-financial-year-201516-preliminary-estimat es Final 2015-16 statistics will be published in November 2016. Due to the nature...

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Universal Credit 15 Sep 2016

  The next stages of the delivery of Universal Credit were set out by the Work and Pensions Secretary in a Written Statement to Parliament on 20 July which can be found at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-quest ions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2016-07-20/H LWS98/

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar 15 Sep 2016

  Around 9 in 10 (1,990) of the 2,150 SSI and other workers who made an initial claim for benefits have since ended that claim.

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Profile

Conservative MP for East Hampshire

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

• Education
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Treasury
• Transport
• Health
• Gcse
• Higher Education: Admissions
• A3: Hampshire
• Departmental Internet
• Education: Assessments

Currently held offices

• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (since 15 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• The Exchequer Secretary (8 May 2015 to 15 Jul 2016)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Education Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 5 Nov 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Mates

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Modern Slavery Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Defence Reform Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Damian Hinds’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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 95.83% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 108 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Damian Hinds’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 236 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)