A selection of Chris Williamson’s votes

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• Consistently 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, 17 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2018.
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011.
• 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 greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, between 2013–2014.
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2015.
• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2019.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Extradition: USA 1 Nov 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policy of Clause 1 of Article 4 of the Extradition Treaty between the UK Government and the US Administration which states that Extradition shall not be granted if the offense for which extradition is requested is a political offense.

• Leaving the EU: Workers’ Rights 29 Oct 2019

  If the Secretary of State is serious about making Britain the best place in the world to work, will she commit to scrapping the anti-trade union legislation? The undermining of trade unions over the past 10 years or so has led to an explosion of precarious low-paid employment, which is now endemic throughout the land.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Employment: Taxation 28 Oct 2019

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on pay rates of the roll-out of the off-payroll rules.

More of Chris Williamson’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Independent MP for Derby North

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Party was Labour until 26 Feb 2019; Independent until 25 Jun 2019; Labour until 27 Jun 2019

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @derbychrisw
• https://facebook.com/chriswilliamsonmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Communities and Local Government
• Transport
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Home Department
• Thameslink Railway Line
• Fire Services
• Occupied Territories
• Animal Experiments
• Israel

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Fire and Emergency Services) ( 3 Jul 2017 to 11 Jan 2018)
• Member, Draft Protection of Charities Bill (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2014 to 3 Feb 2015)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee ( 4 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bob Laxton
• Greg Knight
• Phillip Whitehead
• Niall MacDermot
• Clifford Wilcock

Future MPs in this constituency

• Amanda Solloway

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Space Industry Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (14 out of 18)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)