Karen Lee’s voting in Parliament

Karen Lee is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Karen Lee’s votes.

• Consistently voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, between 2018–2019
• Almost always voted for more EU integration Show votes 33 votes for, 4 votes against, 14 absences, between 2017–2019

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Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Topical Questions 8 Oct 2019

  People in Lincoln are waiting on average 59 weeks for their personal independence payment appeal to be heard. It has gone up buy 10 weeks in the last seven months. The Government have created a hostile environment for disabled people. The mandatory reconsideration process is causing distress, illness and hardship. Will the Secretary of State take urgent action to reduce the PIP appeal waiting...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Ophthalmic Services: Standards 4 Oct 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve ophthalmology services.

• Social Care Funding — [Sir Charles Walker in the Chair] 1 Oct 2019

  It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I will start by talking a little about my experience as a nurse on an in-patient cardiac ward and the number of times we saw delayed discharges. Delayed discharges happened when a patient was medically fit for discharge, had had all their assessments, had received physio and had seen the occupational therapist, and we knew what...

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Labour MP for Lincoln

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

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @KarenLeeMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Office
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Lincoln Prison: Prisoners' Release
• Members: Correspondence
• Children: Social Services
• Fire and Rescue Services
• High Rise Flats: Fires

Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Fire) (since 12 Jan 2018)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Karl McCartney
• Gillian Merron
• Kenneth Carlisle
• Margaret Jackson
• Dick Taverne
• Geoffrey De Freitas
• George Deer
• Walter Liddall
• Robert Taylor
• Alfred Davies
• Charles Roberts
• Charles Seely
• William Crosfield
• Frederick Kerans
• Joseph Ruston
• John Palmer
• Charles Seely
• Edward Chaplin
• Charles Seely
• John Palmer
• Charles Seely
• John Palmer
• Charles Seely
• Edward Heneage
• John Moore
• Charles Seely
• George Heneage
• Gervaise Waldo-Sibthorp
• George Heneage
• Gervaise Waldo-Sibthorp
• Charles Sibthorp
• George Heneage
• Thomas Hobhouse
• Charles Sibthorp
• Charles Seely
• Charles Sibthorp
• William Collett
• Charles Sibthorp
• Edward Bulwer
• Charles Sibthorp
• Edward Bulwer
• George Heneage
• Charles Sibthorp
• John Fardell
• Charles Sibthorp
• John Fazakerley
• Charles Sibthorp
• John Fazakerley
• Robert Smith
• John Williams
• Robert Smith
• Ralph Bernal
• Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe
• Ralph Bernal
• John Fazakerley
• Coningsby Waldo-Sibthorpe
• John Fazakerley
• Henry Sullivan
• John Savile
• Richard Ellison
• John Savile
• William Monson
• Richard Ellison
• William Monson
• Humphrey Sibthorp
• Richard Ellison
• Humphrey Sibthorp
• Richard Ellison

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill Committee (15 out of 32)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 60 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Karen Lee’s speeches
• Has received answers to 95 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has voted in 80.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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") 62 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)