Simon Clarke’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a selection of Simon Clarke’s votes.

• Consistently voted against more EU integration Show votes 5 votes for, 27 votes against, in 2018
• Voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2018

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

Simon Clarke has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 12 Sep 2018

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Leaving the EU: Contingency Plans for No Deal 12 Sep 2018

  What contingency plans his Department is making for no deal being reached on the UK leaving the EU.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Leaving the EU: Contingency Plans for No Deal 12 Sep 2018

  I thank the Minister for that answer. If our country is not ready for a no-deal scenario, we are simply not in a position to credibly negotiate with the EU, so will he ensure that colleagues across Government work as hard as they can to maximise the completeness and credibility of their plans?

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Pupils: Per Capita Costs 12 Sep 2018

  To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what average spending per pupil was in (a) Middlesbrough and (b) Redcar and Cleveland in each year since 2009-10.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

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

• Personal website

Social Media

• @SimonClarke84
• https://facebook.com/simon4MSEC

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department for Education
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for International Trade
• Women and Equalities
• NHS: Finance
• Dumping
• General Election 2017
• Universal Credit
• English Baccalaureate: North Yorkshire

Currently held offices

• Member, Treasury Committee (since 20 Feb 2018)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (since 20 Feb 2018)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 18 Dec 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tom Blenkinsop
• Ashok Kumar

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 58 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Simon Clarke’s speeches
• Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 91.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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.
• 33 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Simon Clarke’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 44 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)