Margot James’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Margot James sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

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

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

Margot James has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Film: Equality 21 Jan 2019

  Government and industry recognise the need to improve the collection of diversity data in the film industry as well as the wider creative industries to inform interventions to promote diversity and inclusion. DCMS is working with its arm’s length body for film and moving image, the BFI, on promoting and monitoring diversity. The joint government-industry Creative Industries Council is...

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Brexit 15 Jan 2019

  Government Departments continue to engage with a wide range of businesses to understand their priorities and issues as we leave the European Union, both to inform our negotiating position, and our preparations in the unlikely event of there being no deal. Departments can make use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when structuring their engagements on preparations for leaving the EU, which...

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Television: Disability Aids 15 Jan 2019

  Government officials have met with interest groups and stakeholders regarding accessibility for visual and hearing impaired consumers, specifically for on-demand services. In December 2017 DCMS asked Ofcom to provide recommendations on making on-demand services more accessible to a wider range of consumers, including the hearing impaired. Ofcom consulted on this, and published its report in...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Stourbridge

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @margot_james_mp
• https://facebook.com/margotjamesofficial

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Margot James campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Home Department
• Work and Pensions
• Education
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Obesity
• Human Trafficking
• NHS: Drugs
• Industrial Health and Safety
• Higher Education: Admissions

Currently held offices

• The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (since 9 Jan 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (17 Jul 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (13 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 8 Nov 2012)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 5 Nov 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Lynda Waltho
• Debra Shipley
• Arthur Moyle
• Robert Morgan
• Wilfred Wellock
• Douglas Pielou
• John Wilson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Data Protection Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Childcare Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Taxation of Pensions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (39 out of 40)
• Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Margot James’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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88.51% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 101 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Margot James’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 315 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)