Angela Rayner’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Angela Rayner sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Angela Rayner voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Angela Rayner has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Social Services 9 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference paragraph 5.18 of Budget 2018, how his Department will determine which local authorities receive funding for the children's social care improvement pilot schemes.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social Services: Local Government Finance 7 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.16 of Budget 2018, how the £410 million made available for social care in 2019-20 will be allocated to individual local authorities; and what restrictions will be placed on how that funding can be spent.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Academies: Disclosure of Information 6 Nov 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will publish a list of instances where multi-academy trusts have entered into a non-disclosure agreement with staff in each of the last five calendar years; and if he will make a statement.

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Profile

Labour MP for Ashton-under-Lyne

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @angelarayner
• https://facebook.com/Angela-Rayner

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Angela Rayner campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department of Health
• HM Treasury
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Schools: Finance
• Students: Loans
• Children: Day Care
• Academies
• Wakefield City Academies Trust

Currently held offices

• Shadow Secretary of State for Education (since 27 Jun 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) (27 Jun 2016 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (7 Jan 2016 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 7 Jan 2016)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (13 Jul 2015 to 26 Oct 2015)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Heyes
• Robert Sheldon
• Hervey Rhodes
• William Jowitt
• Fred Simpson
• John Broadbent
• Albert Bellamy
• Cornelius Homan
• Walter De Frece
• Albert Stanley
• Max Aitken
• Alfred Scott
• Herbert Whiteley
• John Addison
• Hugh Mason
• Thomas Mellor
• Thomas Gibson
• Charles Hindley
• George Williams

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (9 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Angela Rayner’s speeches
• Has received answers to 258 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 72.05% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
• 95 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Angela Rayner’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 119 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)