Gareth Bacon’s voting in Parliament

Gareth Bacon 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 Gareth Bacon’s votes.

• 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.
• 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.
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2021.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2020–2022.

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

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Recycling: Public Consultation 25 Jul 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s consultation on Consistency in household and business recycling in England, for what reason her Department has not yet published (a) the results of and (b) her Department’s response to the consultation entitled Consistency in household and business recycling in England; and when she...

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Waste Management: Local Government 20 Jul 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her proposed reforms to waste collection services of the ability of local authorities to purchase (a) new vehicles, (b) containers and (c) other necessary equipment.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Waste Management: Local Government 20 Jul 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to group local authorities for funding purposes as part of her reforms to the collection of waste; and whether local authorities will be able to challenge how they have been grouped.

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Conservative MP for Orpington, Former Conservative Member of the London Assembly for Greater London

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

Entered the London Assembly on 5 May 2016 — Election

Left the London Assembly on 7 May 2021 — Election

Also represented Greater London

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Office
• Ministry of Defence
• Waste Management: Local Government
• Administration of Justice
• Gambling
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy: Social Clubs
• Ministry of Defence: Social Clubs

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill ( 8 Mar 2023 to 15 Mar 2023)
• Member, Firearms Bill Committee ( 8 Mar 2023 to 15 Mar 2023)
• Member, Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 8 Mar 2023)
• Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee ( 1 Feb 2023 to 8 Feb 2023)
• Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee ( 2 Nov 2022 to 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee (12 Oct 2022 to 3 Nov 2022)
• Member, British Sign Language Bill Committee ( 9 Feb 2022 to 23 Feb 2022)
• Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee ( 7 Sep 2021 to 22 Sep 2021)
• Member, National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (16 Jun 2021 to 22 Jun 2021)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (20 Jul 2020 to 2 Nov 2021)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 15 Mar 2022)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jo Johnson
• John Horam
• Ivor Stanbrook
• Eric Lubbock
• Donald Sumner
• Waldron Smithers

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee (1 out of 1)
• Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Firearms Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
• British Sign Language Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Fire Safety Bill Committee (2 out of 2)