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 random selection of Giles Watling’s votes.
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Voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2018–2021.
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Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
3 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
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Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
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Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
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Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2019–2022.
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Voted a mixture of for and against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
1 vote for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2022.
Last updated: 17 Jan 2024.
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Recent appearances
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Senior Civil Service (Accountability and Appointment) Bill: Second Reading – Giles Watling. Private Members' Bills
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I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the scrutiny and approval by Parliament of appointments to senior civil service roles; and for connected purposes. In this nation, people rightly expect this elected and accountable Parliament to oversee an impartial civil service. The notion of distance and unaccountability has, however, grown among the populace...
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Conservative MP for Clacton
Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 2017 — General election
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Topics of interest
- Department for Business
- Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Environment
- Food and Rural Affairs
- Treasury
- Department for Digital
- Culture
- Media and Sport
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: EU Countries
- Dogs: Animal Breeding
- Arts: Finance
- *No heading*
- Apprentices: Low Incomes
Currently held offices
- Member, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation (since 10 Mar 2020)
- Member, Administration Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
- Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Committee ( 7 Jun 2023 to 11 Jul 2023)
- Member, Powers of Attorney Bill Committee (22 Feb 2023 to 1 Mar 2023)
- Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee ( 1 Dec 2021 to 8 Dec 2021)
- Member, Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2021 to 17 Nov 2021)
- Member, DCMS Sub-Committee on Disinformation (12 Mar 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 12 Sep 2017)
- Member, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
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Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Society of London Theatre Ltd
Address of donor: 32 Rose Street, London WC2E 9ET
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets to the
Olivier Awards at the
Royal Albert Hall (approx. £1,026) with hospitality at the post-awards reception at the Natural history Museum (approx. £180), total approx. value £1,206
Date received: 2 April 2023
Date accepted: 2 April 2023
Donor status: company, registration 527227
(Registered 26 April 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor:
Nuclear Industry AssociationAddress of donor: 5th Floor, Tower House, 10 Southampton Street, London W2E 7HA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, ground transport and meals, total value £839.68
Destination of visit: Helsinki and
Rauma, FinlandDates of visit: 2-4 November 2023
Purpose of visit: To visit the
Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Onkalo Geological Disposal Facility and Radiation and
Nuclear Safety Authority (
STUK) as part of a Nuclear Energy
APPG visit.
(Registered 13 November 2023)
Name of donor: (1) The Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (2) Cyprus Premier (3) The Arkin Group (4) The British Residents Society (5) Turkish Airlines
Address of donor: (1) 90 Bedrettin Demirel Caddesi Yenişehir, Lefkoşa (2) 239-241 Kennington Ln, London SE11 5QU (3) P.O. Box : 309 Girne- Kıbrıs, 99300 (4) Mustafa Cagatay Avenue, Girne (5) Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Türkiye
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Subsistence, value £205 (2) Flights (£500) and subsistence (£60), value £560 (3) Accommodation for three nights, value £300 (4) Subsistence, value £45 (5) Subsistence, value £40
Destination of visit: Northern Cyprus
Dates of visit: 8-11 February 2024
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary fact-finding delegation, organised by the Freedom and Fairness for Northern Cyprus campaign, to learn about the country's political system, history, culture, and economy.
(Registered 23 February 2024)
6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year
From 17 January 2020, a residential property in
Tendring District: (i) and, from 20 March 2020, (ii). (Registered 28 January 2020; updated 04 May 2020)
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