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 consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. 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 never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Hinkley Point C 15 Sep 2016

  The Secretary of State is quite right to point out that nuclear energy provides a valuable part of UK energy security, but it is dependent on having the fuel to put into the system. The fuel for reactors in the UK is made in my constituency. Will he assure me that all efforts will be made to ensure that nuclear fuel for new reactors in the UK will be made in the UK whenever possible?

• BBC 15 Sep 2016

  I welcome the statement, but will the Secretary of State assure me that the excellent training and development and apprenticeship programmes run by the BBC will not be affected by the charter review?

• Digital Economy Bill 13 Sep 2016

  It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Antoinette Sandbach) and an even greater pleasure to see the Secretary of State in her place. We have heard about the work of previous Secretaries of State in getting the Bill to where it is today, but I want to put on the record my appreciation for what the current Secretary of State will do to ensure that the Bill is...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Fylde

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

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Transport
• Treasury
• Health
• Culture Media and Sport
• Communities and Local Government
• Fracking
• West Coast Railway line
• Anti-corruption Summit
• Prisoners: Dementia
• Foreign Investment in UK

Currently held offices

• Member, Transport Committee (since 8 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• 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)

• 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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Mark Menzies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 43 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 89.29% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 118 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Mark Menzies’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 80 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)