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 generally voted against military action against ISIL (Daesh), while most Conservative MPs consistently voted for. Show votes
• Stephen McPartland generally voted against use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas, while most Conservative MPs almost always voted for. Show votes
• Stephen McPartland generally voted against culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Stephen McPartland

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Day Care 31 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of extending 30 hours' free childcare to 52 weeks a year.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Radiotherapy: Stevenage 29 Oct 2019

  Whether he plans to increase access to radiotherapy in Hertfordshire by introducing a satellite radiotherapy service in Stevenage.

• Health and Social Care: Topical Questions 29 Oct 2019

  There are more than 1.5 million people in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, and they have no access to a radiotherapy facility in either county. Will the Minister agree to bring cancer care closer to people’s homes and join the campaign to establish a satellite radiotherapy unit in Stevenage?

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

Other offices held in the past

• 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)
• 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, Finance Committee (Commons) (16 Jan 2017 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Stephen McPartland’s speeches
• Has received answers to 51 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 2015, according to constituents.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 124 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)