Caroline Nokes’s voting in Parliament

This is a selection of Caroline Nokes’s votes.

• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010–2017
• Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 50 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2016
• Generally voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, in 2013
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2011–2016

Last updated: 4 Sep 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Caroline Nokes

Recent appearances

• Government Plan for Net Zero Emissions — [James Gray in the Chair] 8 Oct 2019

  I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does she agree that in providing better information to citizens and businesses, we must also seek to bring them with us? If people understand the issue and are made to feel part of the solution, they are much more likely to engage and take the individual actions that we need them to take.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Automatic Release from Prison on Licence 8 Oct 2019

  My constituent Valerie Matcham’s grandson was killed by a single punch to the side of his head. Bradley’s killer was sentenced to just two years in prison, and the family is distraught at the thought that he could be out on licence after just one year. I am encouraged by my right hon. and learned Friend’s words and urge him to keep the views of families at the forefront of his mind when...

• Written Answers — Home Office: Immigration: Windrush Generation 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent advertising and promoting the Windrush Compensation Scheme in (a) Romsey and Southampton North and (b) nationally.

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Profile

Independent MP for Romsey and Southampton North

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

Party was Conservative until 3 Sep 2019

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @carolinenokes
• https://facebook.com/carolinenokes4RSN

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Caroline Nokes campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Transport
• Department for Education
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Energy and Climate Change
• Children: Day Care
• Legal Representation: Domestic Violence
• Personal
• Social
• Health and Economic Education
• Planning Permission
• Green Deal Scheme

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister for Immigration (8 Jan 2018 to 24 Jul 2019)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Cabinet Office) (14 Jun 2017 to 8 Jan 2018)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (17 Jul 2016 to 14 Jun 2017)
• Member, Education Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 22 Feb 2016)
• Chair, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (1 Jul 2015 to 14 Jul 2016)
• Member, Education Committee (18 Mar 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Modern Slavery Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• Control of Horses Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (19 out of 19)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Caroline Nokes’s speeches
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 37.50% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 466 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)