A selection of Harry Cohen’s votes
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Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees Show votes
6 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 1997–2004.
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Consistently voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2007.
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Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
4 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007.
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Voted against increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2008.
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Voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2004–2010.
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Generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
3 votes for, 3 votes against, 5 absences, between 2003–2007.
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Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the Government expect full mine clearance in the Falkland Islands to be completed; and what relevant contracts to effect such clearance have been entered into.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the human rights record of the Government of China, with particular reference to Tibet.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps the High Commission in Pakistan has taken to obtain consular access to Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh; and if he will make a statement.
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Profile
Former Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead
Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
Also represented Leyton
Expenses
Topics of interest
- Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Defence
- Home Department
- Health
- Treasury
- Iraq
- London Underground
- Data Protection
- Afghanistan
- Departmental Public Appointments
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
Future MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 12 Apr 2010.
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Surveys completed for:
IPSOS MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY. Received £150. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 20 January 2010)
ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
Received £50. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 January 2010)
Received £75. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 20 January 2010)
Received £75. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 20 January 2010)
8. Land and Property
House in Colchester from which rental income was received from 2003-04 until August 2008.
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