A selection of Harry Harpham's votes

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• Has never voted on more EU integration
• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 9 absences, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2015–2016

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

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Sequestration: Peterhead 28 Jan 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost to the public purse was of developing proposals for a new carbon capture and storage project at Peterhead.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Sequestration: Yorkshire and the Humber 28 Jan 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost to the public purse was of developing proposals for a new carbon capture and storage project in Yorkshire.

• Written Answers — Department for Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Sequestration 25 Jan 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total cost to the public purse had been of developing carbon capture and storage technology.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough

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

Left the House of Commons on 4 February 2016 — Died

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @Harry4BH
• https://facebook.com/Harry4brighthills

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Energy and Climate Change
• Department of Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Education
• House of Commons Commission
• Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
• Carbon Sequestration
• National Grid
• Parliament: Catering
• Nuclear Power Stations: Bradwell-on-Sea

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 4 Feb 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Blunkett

Future MPs in this constituency

• Gill Furniss

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Energy BILL Committee (0 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Harry Harpham’s speeches
• Has received answers to 55 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 48.13% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below 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.
• 40 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 6 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)