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: 8 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Falkland Islands: Armed Forces 21 May 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to improve internet connectivity for the personal use of serving UK military personnel in the Falkland Islands.

• Windrush 2 May 2018

  I want to keep my words short. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East (Emma Reynolds). I would like to comment on the words of the right hon. Member for Tottenham (Mr Lammy) because he said that it may be five years before he is back here fighting this cause. I hope it is not that length of time because, while I disagreed with some of the sentiments in what...

• Sainsbury and Asda Merger 30 Apr 2018

  For 11 years before I entered this place I worked in the head office of Asda, alongside my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies), in the constituency of the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn). I can therefore understand the concerns of those who work there today. The Minister cannot provide assurances about the future of the head office—indeed, I do not...

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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)
• 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 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Mark Menzies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 78 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 92.41% 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.
• 111 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Mark Menzies’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 99 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)