Robert Buckland’s voting in Parliament

Robert Buckland is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Robert Buckland sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Robert Buckland voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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Robert Buckland has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• The Secretary of State was asked: Sentencing Policy for Prolific Offenders 14 Jan 2020

  Mr Speaker, may I welcome you to the Chair? This is the first opportunity I have had formally to do so, other than in the ceremony of appointment. We have already started work to overhaul our sentencing framework. We know that prolific offenders generally have multiple and complex needs linked to their offending behaviour, in particular relating to drugs, alcohol and mental health. We will be...

• The Secretary of State was asked: Sentencing Policy for Prolific Offenders 14 Jan 2020

  I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his consistent campaigning on this issue. He will remember my own involvement in getting child cruelty law updated to cover psychiatric and psychological harm because, frankly, it was out of date. I would be happy to talk to him about it. It is important to remember that there is an interrelationship between this offence and very serious offences of...

• The Secretary of State was asked: Sentencing Policy for Prolific Offenders 14 Jan 2020

  I welcome my hon. Friend back. We have missed her for the last two and a half years; it is good to see her back in her place. I pay tribute to her for her community campaigning in Derby North. She is absolutely right to raise the issue of career criminals. Sadly, there is a cohort of people who are very hard to reach, which is why all options have to be open to sentencers, including custody....

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Profile

Conservative MP for South Swindon

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @RobertBuckland
• https://facebook.com/robertbucklandofficial

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Robert Buckland campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Justice
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Education
• Home Department
• Indonesia
• Special Educational Needs
• Iran
• Burma
• Schools: Swindon

Currently held offices

• The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (since 24 Jul 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (9 May 2019 to 24 Jul 2019)
• The Solicitor-General (15 Jul 2014 to 9 May 2019)
• Member, Justice Committee (10 Jun 2014 to 8 Sep 2014)
• Member, Committee on Standards: Standards Review Sub-Committee (10 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (11 Feb 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committee on Privileges (7 Jan 2013 to 11 Sep 2014)
• Member, Committee on Standards (7 Jan 2013 to 11 Sep 2014)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (12 Dec 2012 to 7 Jan 2013)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (6 Dec 2010 to 24 Nov 2014)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 8 Nov 2011)
• Member, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 11 Feb 2013)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 10 Mar 2014)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 10 Mar 2014)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Anne Snelgrove
• Julia Drown

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 13)
• Immigration Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Criminal Justice and Courts Bill Committee (11 out of 13)
• Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [LORDS] Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (17 out of 19)
• Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
• Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Robert Buckland’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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") 465 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)