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.

• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 6 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, 16 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014
• 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 for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 17 votes against, 5 absences, between 2010–2015

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

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

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Department for Work and Pensions: Sign Language 15 Sep 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Sign Language 15 Sep 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Ministry of Defence: Sign Language 15 Sep 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.

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Profile

Labour MP for Sefton Central

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

• 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

• Education
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Work and Pensions
• Communities and Local Government
• Transport
• Employment Agencies
• Pubs Code Adjudicator
• Work Capability Assessment
• Public Houses
• Teachers: Training

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, 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)

• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• 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)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (16 out of 19)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Bill Esterson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 116 written questions in the last year — well 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 88.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 93 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Bill Esterson’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 294 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)