David Mowat’s voting in Parliament

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

However, David Mowat sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• David Mowat consistently voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

David Mowat has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals: Discharges 20 Sep 2016

  Despite a welcome shift towards more care provision in community settings, our ageing population means a growing number of people require care in care and nursing homes, with an increasing level of acuity and complexity of need. The Enhanced Health in Care Homes vanguards, implemented by NHS England, are beginning to show how addressing this inequity in access to services can reduce...

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Learning Disability 20 Sep 2016

  The Government is committed to increasing the number of people with learning disabilities employed across the full range of National Health Service organisations. NHS Employers and NHS England have a range of tools and guidance to support organisations to increase their recruitment of people with learning disabilities, including providing real examples of jobs currently being done. People...

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Compulsorily Detained Mental Patients: Learning Disability 20 Sep 2016

  The Department commissioned some resources for people with learning disabilities to support the revised Mental Health Act Code of Practice to explain the Mental Health Act and people’s rights within it. This included a number of easy read factsheets which stated the type of information that should be provided when someone is sectioned. This includes what health professionals should and...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Warrington South

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

• Energy and Climate Change
• Transport
• Health
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• Departmental Public Expenditure
• Public Expenditure
• Occupational Pensions
• Trade Fairs

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (since 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 7 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (18 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 5 Nov 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Helen Southworth
• Mike Hall
• Christopher Butler
• Mark Carlisle

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (16 out of 16)
• Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 71 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all David Mowat’s speeches
• Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — 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 90.77% 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 266 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Mowat’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 273 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)