Bob Seely’s voting in Parliament

Bob Seely 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 Bob Seely’s votes.

• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2019–2022.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• 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.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2018–2021.
• 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.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Westminster Hall 6 Jun 2023

  Isle of Wight island designation status and landscape protection – Bob Seely. Westminster Hall debate; 11:00 am – 11:30 am

• Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Clause 4 - Extent 22 May 2023

  Minimum service levels are entirely sensible; it is an idea whose time has come, and it shows that we support the working people in this country, unlike the Opposition parties. On the awfulness of Lords amendment 5, given that we have here the Minister of State, Department for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman), I wanted to ask this. Secondary...

• Public Access to Nature 18 May 2023

  I am going to look at access to nature in relation to protection of the natural world—and, indeed, access to it—through the prism of my constituency, which means that I will be very parochial, but I am also going to pitch a series of arguments to the Minister, as I have done in addressing previous Ministers. I thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for securing the...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Isle of Wight

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

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @IoWBobSeely
• https://facebook.com/IoWBobSeely

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Transport
• Department for Education
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Huawei: 5G
• Huawei
• Camp Hill Prison
• Children: Schools
• Universal Credit: Self-employed

Currently held offices

• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (3 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (3 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (3 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (20 Feb 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Andrew Turner
• Peter Brand
• Barry Field
• Stephen Ross
• Mark Woodnutt
• Peter Macdonald
• John Seely
• Edgar Chatfeild-Clarke
• Douglas Hall
• Godfrey Baring
• John Seely
• Richard Webster
• Anthony Ashley
• Alexander Baillie-Cochrane
• John Simeon
• Charles Clifford
• Francis Harcourt
• Edward Dawes
• John Simeon
• William Holmes
• Richard Simeon

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)