Christina Rees’s voting in Parliament

Christina Rees is a Labour/Co-operative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour/Co-operative MPs.

However, Christina Rees sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Christina Rees generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour/Co-operative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Christina Rees has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 29 Jun 2017

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: WiFi: Neath 7 Sep 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to improve wifi coverage in Neath constituency.

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Sports: Wales 7 Sep 2017

  To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what national funding sources are available to Welsh sporting bodies.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Transport Infrastructure 6 Sep 2017

  Thank you, Mr Speaker. I love the new haircut and the tie. You look great. Before the summer recess, the Transport Secretary—the Secretary of State’s Cabinet colleague—sneaked out news that the UK Government would break their promise to electrify the main line from Cardiff to Swansea. People in Wales are now rightly asking whether the Government can even be trusted to...

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Neath

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

Party was Labour until 3 May 2017

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @rees4neath
• https://facebook.com/ChrisReesLabour

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Christina Rees campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Justice
• Home Office
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Wales Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Personal Injury: Compensation
• Apprentices: Wales
• Reparation by Offenders
• Courts
• Courts: Closures

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (since 9 Feb 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Justice) (10 Oct 2016 to 9 Feb 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 1 Feb 2016)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Peter Hain
• Donald Coleman
• David Williams
• William Jenkins
• David Williams
• William Jenkins
• John Edwards

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Numerology

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More about this

• Has spoken in 58 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Christina Rees’s speeches
• Has received answers to 86 written questions in the last year — well 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.
• Has voted in 94.44% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 38 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Christina Rees’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 67 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)