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.

However, Richard Harrington sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Richard Harrington consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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Richard Harrington

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: North Sea Oil and Gas 27 Jun 2017

  My Department is in regular contact with the oil and gas industry. As hon. Members will be aware, my predecessor, my hon. Friend the Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman), met industry representatives regularly, both in London and in Aberdeen. On 23 March the Oil and Gas Authority awarded licences for 111 blocks to enable exploration and production across frontier...

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: North Sea Oil and Gas 27 Jun 2017

  I thank the hon. Lady for that question. She and I have worked together in previous roles, and I look forward to visiting Aberdeen, where hopefully she will be able to explain this further. As far as late-life assets are concerned, we realise how important it is to get this right, and not just for the jobs and tax revenue, but for generating further investment. The discussion paper and the...

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: North Sea Oil and Gas 27 Jun 2017

  As my right hon. Friend will be aware, the Government are monitoring the situation very carefully, and we do not believe that it will make any difference whatsoever to liquefied gas supplies.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Watford

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Richard4Watford

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Richard Harrington campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• 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

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (since 14 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (17 Jul 2016 to 14 Jun 2017)
• 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)

• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• 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)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (13 out of 14)

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• Has spoken in 17 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.
• People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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.
• 102 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Richard Harrington’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 179 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)