Bill Esterson’s voting in Parliament

Bill Esterson is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Bill Esterson’s votes.

• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2019
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 17 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2018
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010

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Bill Esterson has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Government Plan for Net Zero Emissions — [James Gray in the Chair] 8 Oct 2019

  In the Liverpool city region, the combined authority and the Mayor, Steve Rotherham, are doing exactly what is needed to take people with us to hit that net zero carbon target. That includes plans for an ambitious tidal barrage on the Mersey, hydrogen trains—hopefully built by Alstom in Widnes—and an offshore wind array. They also oppose fracking. Is that not the way to hit the net zero...

• Written Answers — Home Office: Agriculture: Recruitment 8 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the poultry meat sector has access to the labour it needs in any future scenario.

• Social Care Funding — [Sir Charles Walker in the Chair] 1 Oct 2019

  A constituent of mine raised the case of her father who had been assessed by the health service as needing 24-hour, one-to-one support. That was withdrawn when he went into a care home, because the burden fell back on social care. There was then the problem of who was going to pay. He immediately had a series of falls and became more frail and more vulnerable, causing him and his family...

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Profile

Labour MP for Sefton Central

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

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

Social Media

• @Bill_Esterson
• https://facebook.com/BillEsterson4SeftonCentral

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Bill Esterson campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for International Trade
• Education
• HM Treasury
• Cabinet Office
• Employment Agencies
• Small Businesses: Billing
• Trade Agreements
• Foreign Investment in UK
• Government Departments: Procurement

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (International Trade) (since 18 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (since 1 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (18 Sep 2015 to 30 Jun 2016)
• Member, Treasury Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (7 Nov 2011 to 25 Feb 2013)
• Member, Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Jun 2011 to 26 Mar 2012)
• Member, Education Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 27 Jun 2011)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (11 out of 16)
• Care Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
• Deep Sea Mining Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (16 out of 19)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Bill Esterson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 75 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 80.72% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 91 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Bill Esterson’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 365 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)