Peter Kyle’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Peter Kyle sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Peter Kyle generally voted for higher taxes on banks, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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

Peter Kyle has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Domestic Abuse Victims in Family Law Courts 15 Sep 2016

  May I join the chorus of approval and gratitude expressed to my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Angela Smith) for securing this debate? Not only did she give a voice so effectively to a family who so desperately wanted that to be done, but she set a tone for this debate that is very much appreciated by all of us following her. I thank the right hon. Member for...

• Domestic Abuse Victims in Family Law Courts 15 Sep 2016

  My hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. The fact that many of the men who inflict this violence are not only extremely manipulative, but extremely careful in the way they manipulate people and systems, means that far more effort should be put into understanding the victims, who can explain the type of behaviour the courts are dealing with. If we did that, a lot of heartbreak and...

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Thameslink Railway Line: Standards 13 Sep 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide performance data for each month from January 2015 to August 2016 for the Thameslink (a) 0657 Brighton to Bedford, (b) 0722 Brighton to Bedford, (c) 0748 Brighton to Bedford, (d) 0800 Brighton to Bedford, (e) 1550 Bedford to Brighton, (f) 1608 Bedford to Brighton, (g) 1626 Bedford to Brighton and (h) 1708 Bedford to Brighton service.

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Profile

Labour MP for Hove

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

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department for Transport
• Department of Health
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Apprentices: Taxation
• Apprentices
• Railways: South East
• Railways: Tickets
• Higher Education: Admissions

Currently held offices

• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (since 8 Jul 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Mike Weatherley
• Celia Barlow
• Ivor Caplin
• Tim Sainsbury
• Martin Maddan
• Anthony Marlowe

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill Committee (5 out of 10)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (12 out of 16)
• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (2 out of 13)

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• Has spoken in 52 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Peter Kyle’s speeches
• Has received answers to 175 written questions in the last year — well 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 69.64% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 107 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Peter Kyle’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 36 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)