Drew Hendry’s voting in Parliament

Drew Hendry is a Scottish National Party MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Scottish National Party MPs.

This is a selection of Drew Hendry’s votes.

• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2016
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 44 votes for, 4 votes against, 7 absences, between 2016–2018
• Consistently voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, between 2015–2016
• Almost always voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016
• Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2016
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government

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

Drew Hendry has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Carbon Emissions 17 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the role of prosumers in the transition to a low carbon economy.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Locums: Tax Avoidance 5 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many locum doctors are subject to the 2019 Loan Charge.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Immigration: Families 9 Aug 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting period is for applicants seeking leave to remain under the family and private life route.

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Profile

Scottish National Party MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @drewhendrysnp
• https://facebook.com/DrewHendrySNP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Drew Hendry campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Transport
• Home Office
• Energy: Prices
• Broadband
• Universal Credit
• Radio Frequencies
• Personal Independence Payment

Currently held offices

• Member, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)
• Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (since 20 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Transport) (20 May 2015 to 20 Jun 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Danny Alexander

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Nuclear Safeguards Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Digital Economy Bill Committee (8 out of 11)
• Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 118 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Drew Hendry’s speeches
• Has received answers to 58 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 74.06% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 46 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Drew Hendry’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 211 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)