Harriett Baldwin’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Harriett Baldwin sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Harriett Baldwin consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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Harriett Baldwin

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Defence: Contingent Liability 27 Jun 2017

  I am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received approval from Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) to recognise a new contingent liability associated with the Type 26 Global Combat Ship Manufacture Phase 1 Contract. The Departmental Minute describes the contingent liability that the MOD will hold as a result of placing the Type 26 Global...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Warships: Shipbuilding 26 Jun 2017

  The Government is committed to publishing a National Shipbuilding Strategy. The Strategy will be published in due course.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Submarines: Decommissioning 26 Jun 2017

  The UK's attack submarines are meeting all of their operational tasking, deploying globally on operations and protecting our national interests. They will continue to do so through the planned transition between the current Trafalgar Class and new Astute Class submarines. I am withholding further information on submarine operations as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the...

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Profile

Conservative MP for West Worcestershire

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @HBaldwinMP
• https://facebook.com/harriettbaldwin

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Harriett Baldwin campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Treasury
• Health
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Transport
• Communities and Local Government
• Income Tax
• Floods: Insurance
• Broadband: Rural Areas
• Waste: Farms
• Bovine Tuberculosis

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (since 17 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (7 Jul 2015 to 10 Oct 2016)
• The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (8 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Government Whip (15 Jul 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• Member, Administration Committee (10 Mar 2014 to 1 Dec 2014)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (8 Feb 2014 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 29 Oct 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Spicer

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (26 out of 26)
• Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)

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• Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Harriett Baldwin’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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 97 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Harriett Baldwin’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 249 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)