Victoria Prentis’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Victoria Prentis sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Victoria Prentis voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Victoria Prentis voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Victoria Prentis voted against new high speed rail infrastructure, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Victoria Prentis has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 5 Feb 2019

Recent appearances

• Communities: Charities and Volunteers 13 Feb 2019

  My parents were dedicated to voluntary work. Whereas other children played cricket, as you did, Mr Deputy Speaker, or played mummies and daddies or shops, my sisters and I used to play “holding a meeting”, and it was invariably a charity meeting. So it is not a great surprise that, all my adult life, I have tried to work at least one day a week for charity. That has enabled me to move...

• Communities: Charities and Volunteers 13 Feb 2019

  I do. Those are fabulous local groups, and we are lucky enough to have them in my area too. My hon. Friend is quite right to draw attention to them. We are not just talking about formal charities today. I would like to tell the Chamber about Tony, my next-door neighbour. He not only takes my children to the bus, reduces the local rat population, uploads new photos on the village website,...

• Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill 8 Feb 2019

  I did not think we would get on to this Bill today, but I am thrilled that we have, because I have always felt strongly about flooding. That is partly because of my paternal grandfather, who always used to say that there was no better sound than that of a well-running drain. Also, I hesitate to say this but my mother is Welsh and Wales does suffer from a certain amount of wet weather. So this...

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Conservative MP for Banbury

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

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @victoriaprentis
• https://facebook.com/victoriaprentis

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Victoria Prentis campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Justice
• Home Office
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for International Development
• Department for Transport
• Firearms: Licensing
• Alabama Rot
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• National Probation Service for England and Wales: Staff
• Cost of Living: Families

Currently held offices

• Member, Justice Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (2 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (2 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Justice Committee (6 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tony Baldry
• Neil Marten
• Douglas Dodds-Parker
• Albert Edmondson
• Rhys Williams
• Eustace Fiennes
• Rhys Williams
• Eustace Fiennes
• Robert Brassey
• Eustace Fiennes
• Albert Brassey
• Bernhard Samuelson
• Henry Tancred
• Bernhard Samuelson
• Henry Tancred
• John Easthope
• Henry Villiers-Stuart
• Arthur Legge
• Heneage Legge
• Frederick Douglas
• Dudley North
• William Praed
• Dudley North

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Trade Union Bill Committee (10 out of 10)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 79 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Victoria Prentis’s speeches
• Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 92.79% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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.
• 78 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Victoria Prentis’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 89 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)