A selection of Paul Blomfield's votes

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• Generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 17 votes for, 12 votes against, 20 absences, between 2010–2017
• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 0 votes for, 16 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2014

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Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union: Points of Order 27 Apr 2017

  On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The threat of deportation hangs over the head of my constituent Mr Pride Mbi, who originates from the Anglophone minority in Cameroon. I have been in correspondence with the Home Office about the lack of published guidance for Cameroon given that Pride has been a long-standing champion of the rights of English-speaking Cameroonians, who face a very specific...

• Exiting the European Union: Trade and Customs Agreement 27 Apr 2017

  The Minister will know that paragraph 19 of the European Council’s draft guidelines for the negotiations on the future EU-UK relationship makes it clear that there must be “a level playing field in terms of competition”, with the same social and environmental standards. Does the Minister agree with that principle, and is he therefore be happy to see it embedded in the agreement?

• Written Answers — Home Office: Migration: International Cooperation 27 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the development of a UN Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration.

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Former Labour MP for Sheffield Central

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

Left the House of Commons on 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

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Social Media

• @PaulBlomfieldMP
• https://facebook.com/paulblomfieldmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Paul Blomfield campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

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

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (17 Oct 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Exiting the European Union) (9 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee (1 Dec 2015 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 17 Oct 2016)
• 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 (14 out of 14)
• 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 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Paul Blomfield’s speeches
• Has received answers to 314 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 76.02% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
• 163 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 217 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)