A selection of John Stevenson's votes

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• Consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 15 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 abstention, 2 absences, between 2012–2018
• Almost always voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Plastic Food and Drink Packaging — [Graham Stringer in the Chair] 24 Oct 2019

  As my hon. Friend will know, the food and drinks manufacturing sector is the largest manufacturing sector in our country. It is very innovative, it is a big employer and exporter, and it clearly has a major role to play in the reduction of the use of plastics. Does he agree that it is important that the Government work with the industry to look for solutions, rather than trying to impose...

• Debate on the Address: Public Services 16 Oct 2019

  I welcome the focus today on public services and, in particular the recent announcements about funding for the NHS, education and the police. We also have to acknowledge that increasing funding is only possible if we have prudent financial management, which is what we have seen over the past 10 years. We must never lose sight of the fact that a strong economy underpins all our public...

• Debate on the Address: Public Services 16 Oct 2019

  Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Carlisle

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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Social Media

• @JohnStevensonMP
• https://facebook.com/JohnStevensonCarlisle

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

John Stevenson campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Treasury
• Cabinet Office
• Communities and Local Government
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Inheritance Tax
• Catering: Public Consultation
• Forests
• Capital Gains Tax
• Conifers

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee on Standards Sub-committee on ICGS Matters (14 May 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on Privileges (26 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on Standards (26 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (19 Dec 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (29 Oct 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Jun 2011 to 26 Mar 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Eric Martlew
• Ronald Lewis
• Donald Johnson
• Alfred Hargreaves
• Edgar Grierson
• Edward Spears
• George Middleton
• William Watson
• George Middleton
• William Carr
• Richard Denman
• Frederick Chance
• William Gully
• Robert Ferguson
• Wilfrid Lawson
• Robert Ferguson
• Wilfrid Lawson
• Edmund Potter
• William Hodgson
• Edmund Potter
• Wilfrid Lawson
• James Graham
• William Hodgson
• James Graham
• Joseph Ferguson
• James Graham
• Philip Howard
• William Hodgson
• John Dixon
• William Marshall
• Philip Howard
• William Marshall
• Philip Howard
• William Marshall
• Philip Howard
• William James
• James Lushington
• William Scott
• James Lushington
• William Scott
• James Lushington
• James Graham
• William James
• Philip Musgrave
• William James
• John Curwen
• James Graham
• John Curwen
• James Graham
• John Curwen
• Henry Fawcett
• James Graham
• Walter Stanhope
• John Curwen
• Walter Stanhope
• John Curwen
• Walter Stanhope
• John Curwen

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (0 out of 3)
• Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• PARTNERSHIPS (PROSECUTION) (SCOTLAND) BILL [LORDS] Committee (0 out of 1)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all John Stevenson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 90.28% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above 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.
• 77 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 129 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)