Judith Cummins’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Judith Cummins’s votes.

• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015–2016
• 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
• 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
• Has never voted on replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system
• Voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2017–2018

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Judith Cummins has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Dec 2018

Recent appearances

• Rail Infrastructure Investment — [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair] 17 Jan 2019

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) on securing this debate through the Liaison Committee. I also congratulate her and the whole of the Transport Committee on the excellent report that we are considering today. I intend to focus my remarks on section 3 of that report, which concerns...

• Apprenticeships and Skills Policy — [Sir David Amess in the Chair] 8 Jan 2019

  I am really grateful to all hon. Members who took part in the debate. I agree with everybody who said that this is such an important subject and that we should concentrate much more on it, because it is about the future of our country, of our children and of our economy. The Minister mentioned the national retraining scheme, a joint initiative with the TUC and the CBI. I look forward to...

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Profile

Labour MP for Bradford South

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

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

Social Media

• @judithcummins
• https://facebook.com/JudithCumminsMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Judith Cummins campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Transport
• Department for Education
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Dental Services
• Railways: Bradford
• Dental Services: Children
• Housing: Construction
• NHS: Dental Services

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (International Trade) (since 12 Jan 2018)
• Member, Standing Orders Committee (since 1 Nov 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 24 Nov 2015)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 12 Jan 2018)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Gerry Sutcliffe
• Bob Cryer
• Thomas Torney
• George Craddock
• Meredith Titterington
• Herbert Holdsworth
• William Hirst
• Herbert Spencer
• Francis Willey

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Trade Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Neighbourhood Planning Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs. See all Judith Cummins’s speeches
• Has received answers to 57 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 78.88% 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 17–18 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") 57 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)