Yvonne Fovargue’s voting in Parliament

Yvonne Fovargue is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Yvonne Fovargue’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2010–2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 13 votes for, 11 votes against, 24 absences, between 2010–2017
• Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 14 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011–2014
• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016

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

Yvonne Fovargue

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Breathing Space Scheme 29 Mar 2017

  Does my hon. Friend agree that, as recent research from StepChange has shown, local authorities and Government agencies are worse than payday lenders in how they enforce debts?

• Breathing Space Scheme 29 Mar 2017

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate the hon. Member for Rochester and Strood (Kelly Tolhurst) on obtaining the debate. I will not go over the figures, because we have heard many times about the problems and the numbers of people in debt. Most of us have taken out credit and it is not a problem until it becomes debt—unaffordable debt. As I know...

• Housing Benefits (18 to 21-Year-Olds) 7 Mar 2017

  May I return to the definition of “inappropriate to return”? Would that include a case that I have heard about: a young man who was kicked out by his stepfather for being gay, but was told he could return home if he denied his sexuality?

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Profile

Labour MP for Makerfield

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Y_FovargueMP
• https://facebook.com/YvonneFovargueMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Yvonne Fovargue campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Work and Pensions
• HM Treasury
• Treasury
• Defence
• Electronic Warfare
• NHS: Negligence
• Housing Benefit
• Credit
• Welfare Tax Credits

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Procedure Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (8 May 2015 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (20 Oct 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Procedure Committee (27 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (7 Oct 2013 to 20 Oct 2014)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (11 Jan 2013 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (7 Oct 2011 to 11 Jan 2013)
• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (6 Dec 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Health Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 24 Oct 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ian McCartney
• Michael McGuire

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (20 out of 26)

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Yvonne Fovargue’s speeches
• Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 152 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)