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 hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Armed Forces: Recruitment 14 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve recruitment in the Armed Forces.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Weeton Barracks 11 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken with the Ministry of Defence to improve the infrastructure around Weeton Barracks ahead of the upcoming expansion of that barracks.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Weeton Barracks: Infrastructure 11 Jan 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government has taken to improve infrastructure in the local area for the upcoming expansion of Weeton barracks.

More of Mark Menzies’s recent appearances

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

Currently held offices

• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (since 4 Jun 2018)
• Member, International Development Committee (since 4 Jun 2018)
• 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)
• 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 20 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Mark Menzies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 47 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 86.25% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 110 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Mark Menzies’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 109 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)