Steve Barclay’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Steve Barclay sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Steve Barclay voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Steve Barclay has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Treasury: Government Departments: Development Aid 2 Jul 2020

  The UK has a legal commitment to spend 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) each year on Official Development Assistance (ODA). Given the expected fall in GNI this year, commitments of aid spending are being reviewed across all departments. HM Treasury allocates ODA budgets to departments and is responsible for decisions on changes to these. Departments are responsible for assessing and...

• Written Answers — Treasury: Schools: Wales 2 Jul 2020

  The government is committing over £1bn to fund the first 50 projects of a new, ten-year school rebuilding programme, starting from 2020-21. These projects will be confirmed in the autumn, and construction on the first sites will begin from September 2021. Funding for these measures, including Barnett consequentials, will be set out at the Comprehensive Spending Review later this year.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Treasury: Overseas Aid 1 Jul 2020

  HM Treasury allocates Official Development Assistance budgets to other government departments. The UK’s Gender Equality Act 2014 (an amendment to 2002 International Development Act, IDA), legally requires all overseas development funding to meaningfully consider the impact of how it will contribute to reducing gender inequality.

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Profile

Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire

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

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

Social Media

• @SteveBarclayMP
• https://facebook.com/stevebarclaymp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Steve Barclay campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Home Department
• Defence
• Home Office
• Treasury
• Departmental Procurement
• Radicalism
• Departmental Expenditure
• Departmental Dismissal
• Senior Civil Servants

Currently held offices

• The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (since 13 Feb 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (16 Nov 2018 to 31 Jan 2020)
• Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (9 Jan 2018 to 16 Nov 2018)
• The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (14 Jun 2017 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Government Whip (17 Jul 2016 to 14 Jun 2017)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (13 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 23 Jun 2014)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Malcolm Moss
• Clement Freud

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Steve Barclay’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 very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 50.75% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 400 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)