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.

This is a random selection of Mark Menzies’s votes.

• 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.
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011–2020.
• Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 52 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2016.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 34 votes for, 70 votes against, 5 absences, between 2011–2020.
• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2019.
• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2011–2016.

Last updated: 12 Oct 2020. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Shale Gas Production 15 Mar 2022

  Let me outline at the start that this does affect my constituency, and I am disappointed that my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) did not have the courtesy to give me advance notice that he was going to be asking a question pertaining to my constituency. These are not viable wells. Will the Minister just confirm that? The wells in 2012 that caused the first national...

• Treasury: Topical Questions 15 Mar 2022

  I thank my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for his swift actions to protect Fylde consumers from rising energy prices. However, we are all aware that emergency intervention is not sustainable in the long term, and undermines our need to end our reliance on foreign fossil fuels. Fracking is not the solution. What steps will my right hon. Friend take to invest in domestic renewable and nuclear...

• Business, Energy and Industrial strategy: Nuclear Power 22 Feb 2022

  What steps he is taking to deliver new nuclear power.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Fylde

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

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 for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health
• Ministry of Defence
• Fracking
• Energy: Prices
• Weeton Barracks
• Fracking: Lancashire
• Fracking: Health Hazards

Currently held offices

• Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee (since 1 Dec 2021)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (since 6 Jul 2020)
• Member, International Trade Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill (Joint) Committee (19 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (4 Jun 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, International Development Committee (4 Jun 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (6 Nov 2017 to 18 Dec 2017)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• 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)

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