Marcus Fysh’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Marcus Fysh sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Marcus Fysh 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 Marcus Fysh’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Marcus Fysh’s full vote analysis page for more.

Marcus Fysh has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Agriculture Bill: Import of agricultural goods after IP completion day 13 May 2020

  I support the Bill overall. I think it is great for agriculture. It is a landmark Bill, and I thank my local National Farmers Union and local farmers for the engagement I have had with them over many months now. I do, however, want to speak against new clauses 1 and 2, for which some NFU representatives have been encouraging MPs to vote. While there are good intentions—clearly I want to do...

• Public Health 4 May 2020

  The precedent that health trumps liberty must not be the conclusion from this period. I am determined about that, because it is fundamental to our very souls as the British people. We are not a people who take well to surveillance, and it is a little ironic that the country that has probably been surveilling its population more than any other appears to have been the source of this virus. The...

• Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Covid-19: Support for Businesses 4 May 2020

  What steps his Department is taking to support businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Yeovil

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @marcusfysh
• https://facebook.com/MarcusFyshForYeovil

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Marcus Fysh campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Ministry of Defence
• Cabinet Office
• Legal Aid Scheme: Finance
• Economic and Monetary Union
• Puma Helicopters
• Hate Crime: Prosecutions
• Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness

Currently held offices

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (10 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, International Trade Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, International Trade Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Laws
• Paddy Ashdown
• John Peyton
• William Kingsmill
• George Davies
• Aubrey Herbert

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (5 out of 12)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Marcus Fysh’s speeches
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 95.65% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 77 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Marcus Fysh’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 77 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)