Ruth Cadbury’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Ruth Cadbury’s votes.

• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 18 votes against, 5 absences, between 2015–2016
• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2016–2019
• Generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, in 2016
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016

Last updated: 20 Jan 2020. Please share these votes responsibly.

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Ruth Cadbury has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Leaseholders and Cladding 12 Feb 2020

  With the deepest respect to the Minister, these issues were raised and recommendations made to the Government at the inquests into both the Lakanal House fire in south London, which took the lives of six residents, and the fire in Southampton, which took the lives of firefighters. Grenfell would not have happened had the recommended building standards been put place.

• Leaseholders and Cladding 12 Feb 2020

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Time is short, and other hon. Members have covered many of the issues that I wanted to raise—particularly my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn), who dealt with the overall issues so well. I just want to say a little about some examples I have encountered. A man who came to my surgery lives in a...

• Wuhan Coronavirus 11 Feb 2020

  My constituents’ mother/mother-in-law has been visiting them from Wuhan on a six-month visa that is due to expire at the end of this month, when normally she would expect to go home. What advice are the Government giving to visiting Chinese nationals, particularly from Wuhan and Hubei province, about extending their visas in this unusual situation? I cannot see anything on the UK Government...

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Profile

Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @ruthcadbury
• https://facebook.com/RuthCadburywin2017

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Ruth Cadbury campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Transport
• Department of Health
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Education
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Heathrow Airport
• Cycling
• Israel: Immigration Controls
• Aviation: Noise
• Cycling and Walking

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Transport Committee (29 Oct 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Justice Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 19 Nov 2018)
• Shadow Minister (Housing) (10 Oct 2016 to 29 Jun 2017)
• Member, Women and Equalities Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 28 Feb 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Mary Macleod
• Ann Keen
• Nirj Deva
• Barney Hayhoe

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Crown Tenancies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Childcare Bill Committee (3 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Ruth Cadbury’s speeches
• Has received answers to 66 written questions in the last year — 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 76.47% 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 159 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)