Kevin Foster’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Kevin Foster sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Kevin Foster voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Kevin Foster 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 Kevin Foster’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Kevin Foster’s full vote analysis page for more.

Kevin Foster has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 8 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Leaving the EU: Rail Industry 24 May 2018

  In the Secretary of State’s assessment of the rail industry post Brexit, did he include the vital nature of securing resilience in the coastal railway at Dawlish, given the link to Falmouth docks and the freight services that bring in exports?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Topical Questions 24 May 2018

  I know the Secretary of State shares my excitement about the fact that in July we will see the first new Hitachi trains on a booked service west of Taunton. Will he update us about the wider progress being made with the new Great Western franchise, particularly about the idea that it may be split?

• Royal Assent: NHS Outsourcing and Privatisation 23 May 2018

  It is quite interesting to be following the speech we just heard. I will not dwell too much on it, but the hon. Member for Lincoln (Karen Lee) mentioned accountable care organisations. Supposedly, they will have “multiple benefits” and “contrary to what some of the demonstrators suggest will make it easier for the NHS not to go down the private contracting route”....

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Profile

Conservative MP for Torbay

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @kevin_j_foster
• https://facebook.com/KevinforTorbay

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Kevin Foster campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Transport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Ministry of Defence
• Junior Doctors: Pay
• Broadband: Torbay
• Cross Country Rail Franchise
• Junior Doctors: Working Hours
• Armed Forces: Dyslexia

Currently held offices

• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since 31 Oct 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Backbench Business Committee (13 Jun 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (14 Dec 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (7 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Adrian Sanders
• Rupert Allason
• Frederic Bennett

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Crown Tenancies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 180 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Kevin Foster’s speeches
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below 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 96.95% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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.
• 95 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Kevin Foster’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 274 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)