A selection of Laura Sandys's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 15 votes for, 6 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2014
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2014
• Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 14 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2014
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 19 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2013
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 10 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2013
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system

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Recent appearances

• Ways and Means — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — Amendment of the Law 20 Mar 2015

  It is pleasure, although with a significant amount of disagreement, to follow the hon. Member for Blaydon (Mr Anderson). We must remember exactly where we have come from, not just where we are today. We inherited a total economic mess, and as with school reports, it is not just the overall score card that matters; it is the difference between the starting point and where we are today:...

• Culture, Media and Sport Committee: Epilepsy 26 Feb 2015

  I want to thank everybody here and to ask the Minister to do something for everybody, not least the two young ladies we have heard about today. Their legacy is worth his doing three things. The first is to talk to NHS England and work out a pathway to reduce by 400 the unnecessary deaths caused by SUDEP each year. The second is to kick and beat the more than 90% of CCGs that do not have a...

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for South Thanet

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Education
• Health
• Energy and Climate Change
• UK Trade and Investment
• Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
• Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency
• Pupils: Disadvantaged
• Medical Research Council

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (15 Oct 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Jun 2011 to 26 Mar 2012)
• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 5 Nov 2012)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (23 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Stephen Ladyman
• Jonathan Aitken

Future MPs in this constituency

• Craig Mackinlay

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Energy Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Laura Sandys’s speeches
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82.65% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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.
• 78 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 94 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)