Richard Graham’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Richard Graham sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Richard Graham consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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Richard Graham

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Grenfell Tower 22 Jun 2017

  When the Prime Minister considers her suggestion of a civil disaster taskforce, will she bear in mind one of the lessons of the severe Gloucestershire floods of 2007, which was to have a single leader at gold command responsible for co-ordinating all the different groups and controlling the media and information?

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services: Registration 24 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time for an application to the National Dental Performers List to be processed has been in each of the last five years.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services: Registration 24 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Capita's handling of application processing for the National Dental Performers List.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Gloucester

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @RichardGrahamMP
• https://facebook.com/richard4gloucester

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Richard Graham campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Work and Pensions
• Home Department
• HM Treasury
• Justice
• Education
• Individual Savings Accounts
• Asylum
• Social Security Benefits
• Direct Selling
• Dangerous Driving

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 29 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Parmjit Dhanda
• Tess Kingham
• Douglas French
• Sally Oppenheim
• Jack Diamond
• Moss Turner-Samuels
• Harold Boyce
• James Horlick
• James Bruton
• Henry Terrell
• Russell Rea
• Charles Monk
• Thomas Robinson
• Charles Monk
• William Wait
• Charles Monk
• William Price
• Charles Monk
• Charles Berkeley
• William Price
• Charles Monk
• Robert Carden
• William Price
• Maurice Berkeley
• Henry Hope
• Maurice Berkeley
• John Philpotts
• Henry Hope
• John Philpotts
• Henry Hope
• Maurice Berkeley
• Henry Hope
• John Philpotts
• Maurice Berkeley
• John Philpotts
• Edward Webb
• John Philpotts
• Edward Webb
• Robert Cooper
• Edward Webb
• Robert Cooper
• Edward Webb
• Robert Cooper
• Edward Webb
• Henry Howard
• Edward Webb
• Henry Howard
• Robert Morris
• Henry Howard
• Robert Morris
• Henry Howard
• Robert Morris
• Henry Howard
• John Pitt

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Control of Horses Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pensions Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)

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• Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Richard Graham’s speeches
• Has received answers to 37 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 25 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 116 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Richard Graham’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 277 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)