Antony Higginbotham’s voting in Parliament
Antony Higginbotham 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 Antony Higginbotham’s votes.
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Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
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Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
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Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
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Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
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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.
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Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes
2 votes for, 10 votes against, between 2020–2022.
Last updated: 17 Jan 2024.
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Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what (a) funding and (b) other support his Department has provided to Burnley Borough Council to tackle (i) homelessness and (ii) rough sleeping since December 2019.
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I welcome everything my right hon. Friend has set out today and that the Government are trying to tighten the law where necessary, but evidence suggests it is not yet working. Every week we see protests and people marching through London with placards with antisemitic, conspiratorial tropes—the same things we saw in October, November, December and January. We know that antisemitism is...
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What steps his Department is taking to reduce labour inactivity.
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Profile
Conservative MP for Burnley
Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election
Expenses
Topics of interest
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Department for Digital
- Culture
- Media and Sport
- Treasury
- Department for Education
- Department for Business
- Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Question
- Long Term Unemployed People
- Electronic Cigarettes: Excise Duties
- Burnley Hospital: Admissions
- Export Controls
Currently held offices
- Member, Business and Trade Committee (since 12 Jun 2023)
- Member, Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment (since 12 Jun 2023)
- Member, High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons) (since 13 Dec 2022)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee ( 1 Mar 2023 to 7 Mar 2023)
- Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee (18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023)
- Member, National Security Bill Committee (29 Jun 2022 to 18 Oct 2022)
- Member, Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] Committee (12 Jan 2022 to 18 Jan 2022)
- Member, Judicial Review and Courts Bill (27 Oct 2021 to 23 Nov 2021)
- Member, Health and Care Bill Committee (27 Sep 2021 to 2 Nov 2021)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (25 May 2021 to 25 Oct 2022)
- Member, Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (12 May 2021 to 24 Jun 2021)
- Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union ( 2 Mar 2020 to 16 Jan 2021)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.
2. (a) Support linked to an
MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Name of donor: Andrew Brown Leisure Limited
Address of donor: Crow Wood Leisure Centre, Holme Road, Burnley BB12 0RT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Donor status: company, registration 03763413
(Registered 06 July 2023)
Name of donor: Gulab Miah (in support of the
SMR mental health project and Zi Foundation)
Address of donor: 18 South Park Drive, Ilford IG3 9AQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, in-country transport, meals and accommodation, value £4,510
Destination of visit: Bangladesh
Dates of visit: 16-21 March 2023
Purpose of visit: To understand the political and economic situation in Bangladesh, meet members of parliament and government, visit Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazaar.
(Registered 11 April 2023)
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