A selection of Stephen Gilbert’s votes

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• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2015.
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2010–2013.
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2011–2014.
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010–2015.
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services 23 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy that specialised commissioning hubs will be able to deviate from national standards in their commissioning of specialised care.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Hepatitis: Drugs 12 Feb 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans NHS England has to support patients with cirrhosis to access treatment for hepatitis C after the waiver for the implementation period of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance for the medicine sofosbuvir.

More of Stephen Gilbert’s recent appearances

Profile

Former Liberal Democrat MP for St Austell and Newquay

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Work and Pensions
• Energy and Climate Change
• Defence
• Communities and Local Government
• Education
• Regional Pay
• Pay
• Green Deal Scheme
• Social Security Benefits
• Housing: Construction

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (25 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 28 Jan 2013)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Steve Double

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (8 out of 16)
• Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Defence Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (11 out of 13)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Energy Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
• Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Localism Bill Committee (23 out of 24)