Simon Fell’s voting in Parliament

Simon Fell 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 Simon Fell’s votes.

• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020–2022.
• 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 increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
• 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.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.

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

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Simon Fell has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Energy Security and Net Zero: Area-based Home Retrofit Schemes 19 Sep 2023

  One of the biggest challenges that we have in delivering home retrofit schemes in Cumbria is not with local authorities but with industry capacity and skills. What are the Government doing to try to send the right signals to industry so that we are getting the right skills into the supply chain to deliver some of these schemes, especially in areas such as Cumbria where we have skills deserts?

• Written Answers — Home Office: Defending Democracy Taskforce 21 Jul 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans for the Defending Democracy Taskforce to publish an (a) plan of action and (b) report on its conclusions.

• Written Answers — Home Office: Defending Democracy Taskforce 21 Jul 2023

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Defending Democracy Taskforce plans to make an assessment of whether foreign powers may seek to influence political parties through covert donations.

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Conservative MP for Barrow and Furness

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

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Home Office
• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Treasury
• National Lottery
• Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme
• Victim Support Schemes
• Channel Four Television
• Channel Four Television: Privatisation

Currently held offices

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

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 23 Jan 2023)
• Member, Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Committee (10 Oct 2022 to 18 Oct 2022)
• Member, Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill Committee ( 9 Nov 2021 to 14 Nov 2021)
• Member, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) Committee (27 Oct 2021 to 1 Nov 2021)
• Member, Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (22 Sep 2021 to 27 Oct 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Woodcock
• John Hutton
• Cecil Franks

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)