David Morris’s voting in Parliament

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

However, David Morris sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• David Morris consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• David Morris generally voted against allowing marriage between two people of same sex, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

David Morris

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union: Topical Questions 27 Apr 2017

  Energy is the largest sector in my constituency. We have wind farms, nuclear power and gas. We even have a tunnel under the bay to carry electrical cables from one end of Cumbria down into Lancashire. EDF Energy is the largest employer in the constituency, and it is continually reinvesting and has plans to expand. Do my right hon. and hon. Friends agree that this is a sign of things to come?

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Energy: Morecambe and Lunesdale 25 Apr 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many jobs there are in the energy sector in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency.

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Investment: Morecambe and Lunesdale 25 Apr 2017

  To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much Government investment has been made in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency since 2015.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Davidmpmorris

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Communities and Local Government
• Transport
• Health
• Home Department
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Morecambe
• Bovine Tuberculosis
• Morecambe and Lunesdale: Funding
• Vat
• West Coast Railway Line

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (20 Jan 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (3 Dec 2012 to 24 Nov 2014)
• Member, Administration Committee (3 Dec 2012 to 10 Mar 2014)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Commons) (12 Jul 2010 to 27 Feb 2012)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Geraldine Smith
• Mark Lennox-Boyd

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Care Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Defamation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all David Morris’s speeches
• Has received answers to 33 written questions in the last year — 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.
• People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 197 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on David Morris’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 99 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)