Stephen McPartland’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Stephen McPartland sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Stephen McPartland voted for investigations into the Iraq war; comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted against. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016. Conservative, 1 votes, in 2016
• Stephen McPartland almost always voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex; comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014–2019. Conservative, 12 votes, between 2013–2019
• Stephen McPartland generally voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas; comparable Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes 1 vote for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2015. Conservative, 8 votes, between 2010–2015
• Stephen McPartland generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis; comparable Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014. Conservative, 4 votes, between 2012–2014
• Stephen McPartland generally voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh); comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014–2015. Conservative, 3 votes, between 2014–2015

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Recent appearances

• Ukraine Update 25 Apr 2022

  I pay tribute to our brave Ukrainian friends and I commend the Secretary of State for his steadfast support for them. Stevenage is home to MBDA, which manufactures Brimstone. Can he clarify whether we will be making Brimstone available? What can we do to upgrade the Ukrainians’ advanced cyber capabilities to disrupt Russian communication command and control?

• Building Safety Bill: Before Clause 117 - Remediation of certain defects 20 Apr 2022

  It is a great pleasure to be able to speak in this debate. I am very grateful to the Minister and the Secretary of State for the great work they have done since they have taken up their roles in working with us to get to a position where the Government accept that leaseholders are the innocent victims who are not responsible and should not have to pay. I will come on to the waterfall in a few...

• Building Safety Bill: Before Clause 117 - Remediation of certain defects 20 Apr 2022

  The Minister has been a breath of fresh air since he has come to the Department, and the discussions have been very productive. Will he clarify from the Dispatch Box that for leaseholders in buildings under 11 metres, who currently have no protections, the Department would be willing to look at those buildings on a case-by-case basis if support was needed?

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Profile

Conservative MP for Stevenage

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @SMcPartlandMP
• https://facebook.com/StephenMcPartland

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Stephen McPartland campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Treasury
• Department of Health
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Education
• Manchester Declaration
• Council Tax
• Railways: Franchises
• Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (20 May 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (4 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (4 Mar 2020 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (4 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (4 Mar 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 4 Mar 2020)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (6 Nov 2019 to 4 Mar 2020)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (28 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (28 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Regulatory Reform Committee (28 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (6 Nov 2017 to 28 Nov 2017)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (16 Jan 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (16 Jan 2017 to 4 Mar 2020)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (16 Jan 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (14 Feb 2011 to 27 Feb 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Barbara Follett
• Timothy Wood

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Consumer Rights Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)