Neil O'Brien’s voting in Parliament

Neil O'Brien 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 Neil O'Brien’s votes.

• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2019–2022.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• 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.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2018–2021.

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

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Home Office: Arrests: Foreign Nationals 7 Dec 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were arrested were not UK nationals in each year since 2007.

• Sentencing Bill 6 Dec 2023

  Does my hon. Friend agree that it would be wrong to steer our independent judiciary away from this? Many people in the judiciary complain like mad if we suggest higher sentences or greater automaticity. They say, “No, we must have judicial freedom and independence.” Should we not be giving them the same for short sentences? Also, does he agree that sometimes a short prison sentence—say,...

• Sentencing Bill 6 Dec 2023

  Does my hon. Friend agree that it would be wrong to steer our independent judiciary away from this? Many people in the judiciary complain like mad if we suggest higher sentences or greater automaticity. They say, “No, we must have judicial freedom and independence.” Should we not be giving them the same for short sentences? Also, does he agree that sometimes a short prison sentence—say,...

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Conservative MP for Harborough

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

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @NeilDotObrien
• https://facebook.com/neil4harborough

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Ministry of Justice
• Department for Education
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Department for Transport
• Reoffenders: Sentencing
• Schools: Finance
• Prisons: CCTV
• Prison Sentences
• Prisons: Construction

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care ( 8 Sep 2022 to 13 Nov 2023)
• Member, Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (15 Jun 2022 to 11 Jul 2022)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) (19 Sep 2021 to 6 Jul 2022)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (16 Sep 2021 to 19 Sep 2021)
• Member, Standing Orders Committee ( 1 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 21 Jan 2019)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Edward Garnier
• John Farr
• John Baldock
• Humphrey Attewell
• Arthur Tree
• Castle Stewart
• Lewis Winby
• John Black
• Keith Fraser
• Percy Harris
• John Logan
• Rudolf Lehmann
• Philip Stanhope
• John Logan
• Thomas Tapling
• Thomas Paget

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Committee (10 out of 26)
• Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
• Medicines and Medical Devices Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Tenant Fees Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Stalking Protection Bill Committee (1 out of 1)