Helen Hayes’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Helen Hayes’s votes.

• Voted for a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 21 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016

Last updated: 4 Sep 2019. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Helen Hayes has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Prorogation of Parliament — [Joan Ryan in the Chair] 9 Sep 2019

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ryan. I rise to speak on behalf of the 8,738 residents in Dulwich and West Norwood who signed the petition in opposition to Prorogation—the eighth-highest proportion of constituents in any constituency in the country—and on behalf of all my constituents, who will be denied their voice and democratic representation as a result of...

• Prorogation of Parliament — [Joan Ryan in the Chair] 9 Sep 2019

  It is clear that my constituents do not want to leave the European Union. As a Back-Bench MP on the Opposition Benches, I reserve the right to represent their views and test with them how they feel and think about any deal that is on the table. We had a deal from the previous Prime Minister that was undeliverable in this House for a range of reasons on both sides of the House. We now have a...

• Written Answers — Treasury: Energy: VAT 9 Sep 2019

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) accessibility and (b) effect on people of VAT Notice 708/6.

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Profile

Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @helenhayes_

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Helen Hayes campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Home Office
• Department of Health
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Autism
• Children in Care
• Network Rail: Property
• Universal Credit
• NHS: Loans

Currently held offices

• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tessa Jowell

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and Liability for Housing Standards) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Tenant Fees Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Homelessness Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Neighbourhood Planning Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (18 out of 20)
• ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENTS (INNOVATION) BILL Committee (0 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Helen Hayes’s speeches
• Has received answers to 325 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 84.04% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 134 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Helen Hayes’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 137 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)