A selection of Iain Stewart's votes

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• Consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 16 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012–2018
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013
• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2011–2016
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 51 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2011–2016

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Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Agriculture Bill: Import of foie gras 20 Nov 2018

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• Petition - Home Education: Draft Guidance and Consultation: Rail Passenger Comfort 12 Jul 2018

  As ever, it is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am very grateful for this opportunity to speak about what I fully accept is not the most pressing issue on the railways today, and I make it clear at the outset that I know that many passengers on lines affected by the chaos from the new timetables on Northern and Govia Thameslink Railway would welcome any...

• Petition - Home Education: Draft Guidance and Consultation: Rail Passenger Comfort 12 Jul 2018

  I should declare that I am a railway buff and therefore have an unhealthy level of detailed knowledge about these matters. My hon. Friend has made a good point. There is a trade-off to be made between having comfortable seats and having enough seats. I shall return to that in a moment, but he is right to say that the comfort and safety of those who work on our railways are as important as the...

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Former Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @iainastewart
• https://facebook.com/iain.stewartmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Iain Stewart campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Education
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department of Health
• HM Treasury
• Schools: Snow and Ice
• Newts
• Soft Drinks: Taxation
• Students: Loans
• Funeral Payments

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Selection Committee (4 Sep 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Assistant Whip (26 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Transport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 5 Nov 2018)
• Member, Transport Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Transport Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 4 Nov 2013)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Fisheries Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
• High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Localism Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
• Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Iain Stewart’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 94.17% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 129 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 204 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)