Giles Watling’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Giles Watling’s votes.

• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government
• Consistently voted against more EU integration Show votes 5 votes for, 26 votes against, 1 absence, in 2018

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Giles Watling has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 19 Nov 2018

Recent appearances

• Exiting the European Union 10 Dec 2018

  I speak as a remainer, which is probably a dangerous thing to do in this corner of the Back Benches. I respect the result of the referendum. However, I would like to ask my right hon. Friend what the point has been of all the pain and uncertainty of the last two years if, in the final analysis, the arbitration panel remains under the dominion of the European Court of Justice.

• Business of the House: [3rd Allotted Day] 6 Dec 2018

  Does my hon. Friend agree that yet another referendum would cause greater degrees of pain, uncertainty and delay, when what we need to do is move on?

• Business of the House: [3rd Allotted Day] 6 Dec 2018

  It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Ruth Smeeth). Like my right hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Sir Nicholas Soames), I was a remainer, but I am a democrat and 72% of my constituents voted to leave. Oddly enough, 10 months later some 60% or so voted for me, but they did that because they thought I would be part of a Government who would deliver on...

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Conservative MP for Clacton

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @GilesWatling

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Women and Equalities
• Department for Education
• Treasury
• Department for Transport
• Apprentices: Low Incomes
• Child Benefit: Apprentices
• Candidates: Females
• Antisocial Behaviour
• Nato

Currently held offices

• Member, Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (since 11 Sep 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 12 Sep 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Douglas Carswell

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Smart Meters Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Parking (Code of Practice) 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 Giles Watling’s speeches
• Has received answers to 43 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 87.96% 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 40 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)