Paul Scully’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Paul Scully sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Paul Scully voted for allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Paul Scully voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Paul Scully has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund 26 May 2020

  The Government keeps its business support schemes including the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality scheme under constant review. This is why we have updated guidance to Local Authorities administering the scheme, and why, based on feedback from our stakeholders, we launched the Discretionary Grant Scheme to allow Local Authorities to support businesses which did not meet the criteria for the...

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Remote Working: Coronavirus 26 May 2020

  Government is clear that, where people can, they should work at home during the current coronavirus outbreak. In order to support this, and homeworking more generally, the ACAS and HSE websites provide extensive advice on employers responsibilities and duties, and guidance on best practice, including on addressing some of the negative impacts which can be associated with homeworking – such...

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Summertime 22 May 2020

  The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK. We do not believe there is sufficient evidence to support changing the current system of clock changes, including for travel, tourism and energy usage.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Sutton and Cheam

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @scullyp
• https://facebook.com/scullyforsutton

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Paul Scully campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Transport
• Department for International Development
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Department of Health
• Road Traffic: Greater London
• Niranjan Rasalingam
• English Language: Education
• Taxis: Greater London
• Burma: Humanitarian Aid

Currently held offices

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (since 13 Feb 2020)
• Minister of State (London) (since 13 Feb 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 13 Sep 2017)
• Chair, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (13 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Petitions Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, International Development Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (8 Nov 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, International Development Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Petitions Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Paul Burstow
• Olga Maitland
• Neil Macfarlane
• Graham Tope
• Richard Sharples
• Sydney Marshall

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Offensive Weapons Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Paul Scully’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below 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 78.26% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 98 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Paul Scully’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 214 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)