A selection of Nick de Bois's votes

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• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2012–2014
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 12 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012–2014
• Almost always voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2015
• Voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2011

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Recent appearances

• Lesser-Taught Languages 24 Mar 2015

  I want to put it on record that that has been examined by many people, but it is nowhere near the standard that we require for A-level and it will not achieve the objective, for example, of helping someone get into a university with that qualification.

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Former Conservative MP for Enfield North

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

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Social Media

• https://facebook.com/nick.debois.71

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Justice
• Home Department
• International Development
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Billing
• Bangladesh
• Enfield
• Departmental Drinking Water
• Drugs: Misuse

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee (31 Oct 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 5 Dec 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Joan Ryan
• Timothy Eggar
• Bryan Davies

Future MPs in this constituency

• Joan Ryan

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Mesothelioma Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (40 out of 40)
• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Nick de Bois’s speeches
• Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 78.85% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
• 65 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 133 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)