James Heappey’s voting in Parliament

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

However, James Heappey sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

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

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

James Heappey has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Superfast Broadband Delivery: Somerset 13 Nov 2018

  While I accept that the state aid is still legal, does the Minister agree that it should—at the very least—force a reassessment of the priorities that Gigaclear is given, so that the Gigaclear state aid programme complements what the market seems to be providing?

• Superfast Broadband Delivery: Somerset 13 Nov 2018

  I beg to move, That this House has considered superfast broadband delivery in Somerset. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Dorries. I know the Minister is swimming in unfamiliar waters this morning, but I am very grateful to him for coming to respond to this debate. The Connecting Devon and Somerset intervention area, or CDS, is the biggest in England, and it is connecting...

• Superfast Broadband Delivery: Somerset 13 Nov 2018

  I think my hon. Friend means that nothing has come yet as a consequence of the phase 2 contract, and she is absolutely right. The phase 1 contract, which was a fibre to the cabinet deal, is now complete in its delivery. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in my constituency have benefited from that, and I am sure that my hon. Friend has seen the same in hers. She is absolutely right...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Wells

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

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @jsheappey
• https://facebook.com/jheappey

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

James Heappey campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Ministry of Defence
• Department for Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for International Development
• Electricity Generation
• Aircraft Carriers: Procurement
• Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
• Pacific Ocean Islands and Papua New Guinea: Fisheries
• Franchises

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 17 Oct 2016)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tessa Munt
• David Heathcoat-Amory
• Robert Boscawen
• Stephen Maydon
• Dennis Boles
• Anthony Muirhead
• Robert Sanders
• Arthur Hobhouse
• Robert Bruford
• Harry Greer
• George Sandys
• Thomas Silcock
• Robert Dickinson
• Hylton Jolliffe
• Richard Paget
• Arthur Hayter
• Hedworth Jolliffe
• William Hayter
• Hedworth Jolliffe
• William Hayter
• Hedworth Jolliffe
• Robert Tudway
• William Hayter
• Richard Blakemore
• William Hayter
• Richard Blakemore
• William Hayter
• John Lee
• Nicholas Colborne
• John Edwards-Vaughan
• Norman Lamont
• John Lee
• John Edwards-Vaughan
• John Tudway
• Charles Taylor
• John Tudway
• Charles Taylor
• John Tudway
• Charles Taylor
• John Tudway
• Clement Tudway
• Charles Taylor
• Clement Tudway
• Charles Taylor
• Clement Tudway
• Charles Taylor
• Clement Tudway

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• National Citizen Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all James Heappey’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 92.19% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 114 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on James Heappey’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 112 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)