Nick Thomas-Symonds’s voting in Parliament

Nick Thomas-Symonds is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Nick Thomas-Symonds sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Nick Thomas-Symonds generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Nick Thomas-Symonds has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Personal Independence Payment: Torfaen 25 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Torfaen constituency had personal independence payments overturned as a result of (a) mandatory reconsideration and (b) an appeal hearing in each of the last five years for which data is available.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Metropolitan Police 24 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to reduce the number of police officers in the Metropolitan Police Force during the course of the current Parliament.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Metropolitan Police: Safer Neighbourhood Teams 24 Jul 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many metropolitan police officers there were serving in Greater London in Safer Neighbourhood Teams in (a) 2011 and (b) 2016.

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Profile

Labour MP for Torfaen

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @nicktorfaenmp
• https://facebook.com/100009320769349

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Nick Thomas-Symonds campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health
• Attorney General
• Cabinet Office
• Ministry of Justice
• Drugs: Licensing
• National Cyber Security Centre
• Industrial Health and Safety
• UK Advisory Forum on Ageing
• Mental Health Services: Parkinson's Disease

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security) (since 3 Jul 2017)
• Shadow Solicitor General (since 9 Oct 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (18 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Paul Murphy
• Leo Abse

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Prisons and Courts Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Finance Bill Committee (2 out of 6)
• ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENTS (INNOVATION) BILL Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 73 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Nick Thomas-Symonds’s speeches
• Has received answers to 45 written questions in the last year — above 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 88.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 3 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.
• 48 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Nick Thomas-Symonds’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 88 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)