Graham Jones’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Graham Jones’s votes.

• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
• Almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
• Consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes

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

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

Recent appearances

• BBC 15 Sep 2016

  The BBC is increasingly unable to afford sports events and programmes such as “The Great British Bake-Off”, which has now gone to Channel 4, and we are now seeing pressures on BBC services and a merger of news channels. Is it not the case that this Government keep top-slicing and undermining? We see the BBC asked to fund the World Service, local TV, and now the £600 million...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Transport Infrastructure and Economic Growth 15 Sep 2016

  The Government talk about rebalancing the economy, and it is interesting that the Minister just talked about improving east-west links in the north, but may I make one suggestion that I hope he will take forward? Can we extend the M65 all the way to Scotch Corner? That needs to be done. Millions of people in the north-east need to be connected directly to millions of people in the north-west...

• Digital Economy Bill 13 Sep 2016

  It is a credit to the Government that we are one of the Digital 5, but is it not also true that we are a long way behind Estonia, which is probably at the forefront in digital technology?

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Profile

Labour MP for Hyndburn

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

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Communities and Local Government
• Home Department
• Work and Pensions
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Treasury
• Independent Living Fund
• Metal Theft
• Police: Accountability
• European Fighter Aircraft
• Theft: Metals

Other offices held in the past

• Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Greg Pope
• Kenneth Hargreaves

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Infrastructure Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (16 out of 19)
• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Graham Jones’s speeches
• Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — above 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 62.50% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
• 75 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Graham Jones’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 139 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)