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.

This is a random selection of Simon Hoare’s votes.

• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016.
• Almost always voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016.
• Voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016.
• Almost always voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2016.
• Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015–2020.
• Voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2016–2020.

Last updated: 12 Oct 2020. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland Protocol 17 May 2022

  Thank you, Mr Speaker. “The first duty of Government is to uphold the law. If it tries to bob and weave and duck around that duty when it’s inconvenient, if government does that, then so will the governed, and then nothing is safe—not home, not liberty, not life itself.” Those are not my words, but Margaret Thatcher’s. Respect for the rule of law runs deep in our Tory veins, and I...

• Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Protocol 27 Apr 2022

  In those discussions with Cabinet colleagues, will my right hon. Friend commit to pointing out that there would be a terrible hypocrisy if, having pointed out to Russia and her allies the importance of abiding by an international rules-based system, we were then to countenance breaking our internationally agreed obligations?

• Home Department: HM Passport Office: Service Standard Times 25 Apr 2022

  “Unprecedented” might be true, but the surge should absolutely have been foreseeable. I hear what the Minister says; my constituents tell me that in their experience, the process has been either very good or an absolute shambles. I agree with what the hon. Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) said: there needs to be a better interface between Members of Parliament and the Passport...

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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

• Northern Ireland Office
• Department of Health
• HM Treasury
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Treasury
• Terrorism: Northern Ireland
• Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
• Libya: IRA
• Borders: Northern Ireland
• Unitary Councils

Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 20 May 2020)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (12 Jun 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (12 Jun 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (12 Jun 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (12 Dec 2017 to 4 Sep 2018)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• 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)