Teresa Pearce’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Teresa Pearce’s votes.

• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2010–2018
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 48 votes against, 5 absences, between 2014–2016
• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010–2016
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2010–2017

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

Teresa Pearce has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Help to Buy Scheme 12 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many help to buy equity loans have been made since the start of that scheme; and of those loans what proportion were for leasehold properties.

• Health and Social Care Committee: Future of Legal Aid 1 Nov 2018

  My hon. Friend is being extremely generous in giving way. During the passage of the Bill, the Government said that they believed that withdrawing legal aid for family matters would increase mediation, but research shows a 56% decrease in mediation. The Law Society says that early advice from a solicitor was a significant source of referrals to mediation in family matters. I agree with that,...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 31 Oct 2018

  In 2014, I wrote to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the then Chancellor to ask how much tax was unpaid on letting income from private landlords. HMRC wrote back to me and said that it was £500 million, in its estimate, which is enough to build about 7,000 social homes. How much is that tax gap now?

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Profile

Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @tpearce003
• https://facebook.com/TeresaPearce2017

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Teresa Pearce campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Work and Pensions
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department of Health
• Education
• Health
• Remploy
• Education Maintenance Allowance
• Students: Finance
• Employment Schemes
• Social Security Benefits: Fraud

Currently held offices

• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 23 Jul 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (4 Jun 2018 to 11 Jun 2018)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention (7 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Minister (Housing) (18 Sep 2015 to 7 Oct 2016)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (7 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)
• Member, Treasury Committee (14 Nov 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (2 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Austin

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (0 out of 6)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• Affordable Homes bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Taxation of Pensions Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
• Control of Horses Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• FINANCE BILL Committee (14 out of 16)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Financial Services Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (22 out of 26)
• Pensions Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Teresa Pearce’s speeches
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74.22% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 86 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)