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.

• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes
• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes

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.

Recent appearances

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Referendum: Discussions with Business 13 Sep 2016

  I welcome the Secretary of State to his new post. He certainly has his work cut out. Australia says that it will take at least three years after Brexit before a trade deal can be in place with the UK, while the United States, Japan and China have all expressed their views about the prospects for foreign investment and trade with the UK. What is he doing to get behind UK businesses and deal...

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Topical Questions 13 Sep 2016

  The European Commission says that Apple should cough up £13 billion in taxes for earnings generated across the EU, including in the UK. Most UK businesses pay their fair share of taxes and expect all other businesses, large or small, to do the same. Will the Secretary of State confirm that he is doing everything he can to ensure that the very biggest companies pay up and that we receive...

• Paris Agreement on Climate Change 7 Sep 2016

  I did not realise that I was at a “Star Trek” convention, but we learn something new every day in this place. This has been an incredibly important debate. There have been a number of excellent speeches from all parts of the House by Members who really know this subject inside out and upside down. The debate was opened with a formidable tutorial by my hon. Friend the Member for...

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Profile

Labour MP for Sefton Central

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

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Education
• Work and Pensions
• Communities and Local Government
• Transport
• Health
• Employment Agencies
• Work Capability Assessment
• Public Houses
• Teachers: Training
• Small Businesses: Billing

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (since 18 Sep 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• 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)

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• Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Bill Esterson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 40 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 67.56% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below 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.
• 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") 266 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)