Mark Eastwood’s voting in Parliament

Mark Eastwood 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 Mark Eastwood’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.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Has never voted on reducing central government funding of local government Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2021.
• 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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Mark Eastwood has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Transport: Speeding on Roads 8 Jun 2023

  What steps he is taking to tackle speeding on roads.

• Transport: Speeding on Roads 8 Jun 2023

  Speeding continues to be one of the biggest issues in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Kirkburton and Denby Dale. Will the Minister agree to visit my constituency to meet with community groups and road safety campaigners and discuss how best we can tackle this problem?

• Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Topical Questions 5 Jun 2023

  According to the ONS, Kirklees Council is significantly underperforming in delivering education, health and care plans within the 20-week target, particularly compared with the national average and other councils in West Yorkshire. Does the Minister agree that the council is letting our children and parents down, and that we need to see a real improvement when the next ONS report is published...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Dewsbury

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

• Department for Digital
• Culture
• Media and Sport
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Business and Trade
• Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
• Bookmakers: Additional Restrictions Grant
• Planning Permission
• Church of England: Kirklees
• Railways: Disability

Currently held offices

• Member, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee (since 3 May 2023)
• Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (since 1 Feb 2023)
• Member, Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill Committee (since 7 Sep 2022)
• Member, Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (since 20 Jul 2022)
• Member, Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee (since 1 Dec 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 20 May 2021)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (2 Mar 2020 to 16 Jan 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Paula Sherriff
• Simon Reevell
• Shahid Malik
• Ann Taylor
• John Whitfield
• David Ginsburg
• William Paling
• Benjamin Riley
• Walter Rea
• Benjamin Riley
• Thomas Harvey
• Benjamin Riley
• Emil Pickering
• Walter Runciman
• Mark Oldroyd
• John Simon

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)