Amanda Solloway’s voting in Parliament

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

However, Amanda Solloway sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Amanda Solloway voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes
• Amanda Solloway generally voted against measures to reduce tax avoidance, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

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

Amanda Solloway has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Visas: Research 19 Feb 2020

  The Government is committed to making the UK a global science superpower that attracts brilliant people and businesses from across the world. The Global Talent route makes several changes to the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route that will make it easier for the UK’s science and research community to recruit global talent. The route includes a new UKRI Endorsed Funder fast-track route for...

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Innovate UK: Finance 18 Feb 2020

  The table below includes grants offered to organisations within the three categories requested. This does not provide an industry sector breakdown as this information is not recorded. 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 Academic 21% 17% 14% 14% 13% 15% 13% 13% 13% 13% Large 28% 24% 37% 18% 14% 15% 11% 14% 10% 7% SME 48% 57%...

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Innovate UK: Finance 18 Feb 2020

  The table below describes the proportion of Innovate UK projects that have an academic partner with either a large business or SME. As some projects will involve both large businesses and SMEs, the percentages will not add up to 100%. This does not provide an industry sector breakdown as this information is not recorded. The figures for 2019 to 2020 show funding at the time of the question...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Derby North

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @Amanda4DerbyN
• https://facebook.com/Amanda-Solloway-Derby-North-120624774790466

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Amanda Solloway campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Education
• Department of Health
• Home Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Department for Transport
• Mental Health Services: Children
• Apprentices: Special Educational Needs
• Midland Main Railway Line: Electrification
• Cybercrime
• Derelict Land: Derby

Currently held offices

• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (since 10 Feb 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (17 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee (1 Dec 2015 to 14 Jun 2016)
• Member, Consolidation Bills (Joint Committee) (9 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (28 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 17 Oct 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Chris Williamson
• Bob Laxton
• Greg Knight
• Phillip Whitehead
• Niall MacDermot
• Clifford Wilcock

Future MPs in this constituency

• Chris Williamson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (8 out of 16)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Amanda Solloway’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 100.00% 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 48 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Amanda Solloway’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 29 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)