Mel Stride’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Mel Stride sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Mel Stride consistently voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Mel Stride consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Mel Stride generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Mel Stride has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Financial Services: Registration 16 Oct 2017

  HMRC’s Supervised Businesses Register is updated daily and includes details of businesses supervised by HMRC for anti-money laundering purposes. Management Information is collected at the end of each month. As of 30th September 2017 there were 27,060 businesses on the register. HMRC does not intend to publish the information on the Supervised Business Register in an open data format....

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: NHS: Training 16 Oct 2017

  HM Revenue and Customs has made just under 31000 refunds since the introduction of the NHS Widening Access Training scheme in 1999. Not all of these will include a refund of national insurance contributions but all will include a refund of income tax. Currently there are around 700 claims waiting to be processed.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Tax Avoidance 16 Oct 2017

  The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and evasion at all levels to ensure everyone, no matter who they are, pays the right amount of tax at the right time. Last year, HMRC brought in a record additional £29 billion by cracking down on avoidance, evasion and non-compliance. The Government is legislating for over ten measures in the current Finance Bill to further...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Central Devon

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Mel Stride campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Northern Ireland
• Treasury
• Education
• Road Fuel Testing Unit
• Excise Duties: Wines
• Hill Farming
• Parish Councils: Bank Services
• Tourism

Currently held offices

• Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General (since 12 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons) (18 Jul 2016 to 12 Jun 2017)
• Government Whip (13 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (15 Jul 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 28 Nov 2011)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• National Insurance Contributions(Rate Ceilings) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Mel Stride’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 100.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 160 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Mel Stride’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 113 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)