Paul Blomfield’s voting in Parliament

Paul Blomfield is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Paul Blomfield’s votes.

• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
• Generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes

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Paul Blomfield has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Motorway Service Areas 20 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will implement the proposal set out on page 326 of the OECD Policy Roundtable on Competition in Road Fuel to introduce road signs displaying the price of petrol and diesel at motorway service stations in order to improve transparency and consumer choice.

• Public Bill Committee: Higher Education and Research Bill: Assessing the quality and standards of higher education 15 Sep 2016

  My hon. Friend makes an important point, which is shared by the Russell Group in its evidence. It is concerned that the definition as it stands would require the OFS to be involved in decisions about appropriate standards that are properly for universities themselves to make as autonomous institutions? There is widespread concern, which the Government need to address.

• Public Bill Committee: Higher Education and Research Bill: Other initial and ongoing registration conditions 15 Sep 2016

  Does my hon. Friend agree that the thrust of the Government’s policy here is enhancing the learning experience, and that the sorts of activities that she describes are not simply important in giving students the widest opportunities in their lives, but provide them with opportunities to learn team and leadership skills, and are very much part of that broader learning experience?

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Profile

Labour MP for Sheffield Central

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

• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Home Office
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Home Department
• HM Treasury
• Human Trafficking
• Burma
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
• Minimum Wage
• Slavery

Currently held offices

• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee (since 1 Dec 2015)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 8 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014 Committee (17 Jun 2014 to 30 Oct 2014)
• Member, Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014 Committee (11 Jun 2014 to 30 Oct 2014)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Caborn
• Harry Morris
• William Boulton
• Philip Hoffman
• James Hope
• Charles Vincent

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Immigration Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Mobile Homes Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Paul Blomfield’s speeches
• Has received answers to 268 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74.70% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation 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.
• 170 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Paul Blomfield’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 190 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)