Richard Harrington’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Richard Harrington’s votes.

• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
• Generally voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
• Consistently voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes

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

Richard Harrington has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Pension Credit 15 Sep 2016

  Pension Credit is an income-related benefit paid out of general taxation which targets help at the poorest pensioners. It is a condition of entitlement for Pension Credit that a person has attained the “qualifying age”, which is linked to the women’s State Pension age. This is the same age at which entitlement to Universal Credit ceases. Changing the eligibility criteria...

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Television: Licensing 15 Sep 2016

  In 2014/15 the cost of providing free TV licences to those 75 and over in the North East was £26.5m and it is estimated the cost for qualifying residents in Durham County local authority and Easington constituency was £5.3m and £0.8m respectively. The cost of the free TV licences to those aged 75 and over in the North East for 2015/16 will be published on 21 September on the...

• Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Work and Pensions: The Pension Protection Fund and the Financial Assistance Scheme: Long Service Caps 15 Sep 2016

  I am pleased to announce that today I will launch a consultation on the draft regulations needed to ensure the long service cap in the Pension Protection Fund – the PPF - will operate as intended in all circumstances. The consultation will last for eight weeks and, after I have considered the responses, it is my intention to put before Parliament amending regulations, with the...

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Conservative MP for Watford

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

• Health
• Home Department
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Business: Government Assistance
• Higher Education: Watford
• Diabetes
• Viral Haemorrhagic Disease
• Israel

Currently held offices

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (since 17 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under Secretary for Home Office (Jointly with Department for Communities and Local Government and Department for International Development) (14 Sep 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary for Department for Communities and Local Government (Jointly with Home Office and Department for International Development) (14 Sep 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary for Department for International Development (Jointly with Home Office and Department for Communities and Local Government) (14 Sep 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, International Development Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 5 Nov 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Claire Ward
• Tristan Garel-Jones
• Raphael Tuck
• Frederick Farey-Jones
• John Freeman
• William Helmore
• Dennis Herbert
• Arnold Ward
• Nathaniel Micklem
• Thomas Halsey

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Richard Harrington’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 79.46% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 115 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Richard Harrington’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 137 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)