Mark Menzies’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Mark Menzies sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Mark Menzies voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Mark Menzies’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Mark Menzies’s full vote analysis page for more.

Mark Menzies has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 16 Jan 2018

Recent appearances

• Laser Misuse (Vehicles) Bill [Lords] (Programme): Industrial Strategy 18 Apr 2018

  I welcome this debate and the Government’s commitment to a new industrial strategy. This is a significant opportunity for us to chart a course for UK business, so that it does not merely adapt to global trends but is at the forefront, building new industries and leading global change. This is a broad debate, but the central theme is how the Government can work together with industry to...

• Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Topical Questions 18 Apr 2018

  The Department for International Development is a founder member of the Robert Carr civil society Networks Fund. The Government have led the way in funding this work, supporting regional and global networks working with groups disproportionately affected by HIV. Currently, the RCNF can only afford to fund 50% of the quality proposals it sees. Will my right hon. Friend commit to continuing to...

• Kerslake Arena Attack Review 28 Mar 2018

  As my right hon. Friend the Minister has already mentioned, this tragedy went beyond Manchester and into Lancashire. Indeed, the first two victims to be named—indeed, the youngest victim—were from the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Seema Kennedy) who, as a mum of two young children, asked me to mention it today. Georgina Callander and Saffie Rose...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Fylde

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• https://facebook.com/fyldeca

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Mark Menzies campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Transport
• Department for Transport
• Fracking
• Energy: Prices
• Railways: Fylde
• Fracking: Health Hazards
• Fracking: Lancashire

Currently held offices

• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (since 30 Oct 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (6 Nov 2017 to 18 Dec 2017)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (16 Jan 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (19 Dec 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Transport Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) (6 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 29 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Michael Jack
• Edward Gardner
• Claude Lancaster
• Stanley
• Wilfrid Ashley

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Digital Economy Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• National Insurance Contributions(Rate Ceilings) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (14 out of 16)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• PARTNERSHIPS (PROSECUTION) (SCOTLAND) BILL [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Mark Menzies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 77 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 91.97% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 112 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Mark Menzies’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 97 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)