Simon Hoare’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Simon Hoare sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Simon Hoare voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Simon Hoare voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

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Simon Hoare has occasionally rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 6 30 Sep 2019

  I will make three very quick points, if I may. First, I underscore the point made, not least by my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield), that this issue is much better dealt with by legislation, not by regulation. It is absolutely crucial that there is proper debate on and scrutiny of the terminology to ensure that all quarters of the House are happy. Secondly, the definition...

• Bill Presented: Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7 30 Sep 2019

  May I thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the tone he adopted in his opening remarks? Like him, I will divide my remarks into two parts. First, I will make a few casual, general observations. I have seen the video clip that the Northern Ireland Office has put on Twitter today, marking nearly 1,000 days since there was last an Executive at Stormont. Clearly, that is a running...

• Bill Presented: Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 Section 7 30 Sep 2019

  I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for those observations. I made that point in a radio interview in Northern Ireland last week. He may have heard me take my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to task last week. As we get closer to 31 October, the civil servants in Northern Ireland are clearly doing their best. They are straining every sinew to try to keep the...

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Profile

Conservative MP for North Dorset

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @simon4ndorset
• https://facebook.com/simonhoarenorthdorset

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Simon Hoare campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• HM Treasury
• Department of Health
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Transport
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
• Dairy Products: Children
• Aerials: Health Hazards
• Nutrition: Health Education
• Post Offices

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 12 Jun 2019)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 12 Jun 2019)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 6 Nov 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (12 Dec 2017 to 4 Sep 2018)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (16 Oct 2017 to 26 Nov 2018)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (1 Dec 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Procedure Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 21 Nov 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Robert Walter
• Nicholas Baker
• David James
• Richard Glyn
• Robert Crouch

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Ivory Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Agriculture Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Farriers (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Energy BILL Committee (6 out of 14)
• Immigration Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Investigatory Powers Bill Committee (10 out of 16)
• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 13)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 87 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Simon Hoare’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 88.57% 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.
• 111 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Simon Hoare’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 220 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)