The MP for Central Suffolk & North Ipswich holding two jobs
Your MP's - Daniel Poulter Conservative MP for Central Suffolk & North Ipswich
'There is now no place in the Conservative Party for those committed to remaining in the EU, a Suffolk MP said on 5th September after seeing 21 of his MP colleagues cast off'.
Like so many of his constituents who out of necessity have more than one job, Dr Poulter MP also has two jobs, holds up a questionable track record on tackling climate change and consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
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Wikipedea reports that Dr Poulter announced he would resign from the British Medical Association in 2012, following an announced doctors' strike. He said he did not believe "striking as a doctor could ever be justified" and defended plans for doctors' pensions.
In October 2015, Poulter expressed his support for protests by doctors and others against the Conservative government's proposed changes to the junior doctors contract. In April 2016, Poulter widened his criticism of the Conservative Government, in a Guardian article In January 2016, he announced his support for medicinal cannabis saying it should "be used and encouraged"
Poulter was opposed to Brexit prior to the 2016 EU membership referendum but has consistently voted to Leave since. He opposed the recent amendment to the NI Bill on 9th July aimed at ensuring the PM cannot prorogue parliament in order to get NO Deal through. (The amendment, which was passed, requires fortnightly reports to be made after the party conference recess until a NI Executive is formed, or until the December recess therefore ensuring parliament continued sitting)
In October 2018 the BBC reported that 'Conservative MP Dan Poulter is working as a doctor 28 hours a week - longer in a second job than any other MP in Parliament'. Dr Poulter has increased his work as a paid doctor on top of his £77,000 parliamentary job. The average time worked per week by MPs with second jobs is 4.6 hours. The MP who increased his hours from 50 to 90 a month (12.5 to 22.5 hours a week) in March 2018 and to 112 hours a month on average from August 2018, said his NHS work did not interfere with his work as an MP and gave him valuable experience.
BBC News political correspondent Andrew Sinclair said, " Should MPs have second jobs? It's a question which has been asked for years. MPs will argue that while a salary of £77,000 is a lot of money to many, they could be earning more in the private sector. Working outside parliament keeps them in touch with the real world, so providing they fulfill their duties as an MP what's wrong with earning a bit on the side? The problem for Dr Poulter is that he's not just doing a few extra hours here and there, he's on contract to work an extra 28 hours a week away from parliament. And on paper his parliamentary record does not look great". According to Dr Poulter's register of members' financial interests, he earns £41,000 a year as an NHS doctor in London.
Dr Poulter was first elected in 2010 when he made a public pledge to be a hard-working constituency MP and "put the interests of local people above... personal considerations". He was on sick leave last autumn and returned to work in January this year.
Daniel Poulter was Vice Chair of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee until 2017 yet generally voted against measures to prevent climate change between 2011-2019. In his piece in a recent local parish magazine he wrote 'I hope that my own track record speaks for itself on this matter'.
Daniel Poulter voted not to reduce the permitted carbon dioxide emission rate of new homes. The proposal would have ensured that builders were required to build homes to high emissions standards. The Government claimed that it would push up the cost of building but the disputed £3k figure was considered recoverable through lower energy and heating bills. Daniel Poulter also voted to apply the Climate Change Levy tax to electricity generated from renewable sources.
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How Daniel Poulter voted on Social Issues #
- Consistently voted for equal gay rights Show votes
7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2013-2014 - Consistently voted for smoking bans Show votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010-2015 - Consistently voted for allowing marriage between two people of same sex Show votes
6 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2014 - Generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights Show votes
2 votes for, 8 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011-2018 - Has never voted on allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life
Last updated: 13 June 201
How Daniel Poulter voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #
- Consistently voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes
6 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2013-2015 - Voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2016 - Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016 - Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes
28 votes for, 45 votes against, 23 absences, between 2011-2019 - Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes
6 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011-2016 - Consistently voted against strengthening the Military Covenant Show votes
0 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2011-2012 - Generally voted against a right to remain for EU nationals already in living in the UK Show votes
1 vote for, 13 votes against, 4 absences, between 2016-2019 - Almost always voted against UK membership of the EU Show votes
1 vote for, 17 votes against, 6 absences, between 2017-2019 - Consistently voted for military action against ISIL (Daesh) Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2014-2015
Last updated: 25 June 2019.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Welfare and Benefits #
- Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
14 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2012-2018 - Generally voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2013 - Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
0 votes for, 14 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011-2016 - Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support Show votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2012 - Almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes
46 votes for, 1 vote against, 7 absences, between 2012-2016 - Consistently voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed Show votes
0 votes for, 9 votes against, between 2011-2014
Last updated: 8 May 2018.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Taxation and Employment #
- Almost always voted for raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax Show votes
26 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011-2018 - Almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
19 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2019 - Consistently voted for higher taxes on alcoholic drinks Show votes
16 votes for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 2010-2017 - Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes
8 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2013-2017 - Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes
5 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2013 - Consistently voted against increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000 Show votes
0 votes for, 9 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012-2015 - Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011 - We don't have enough information to calculate Daniel Poulter's position on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010 - Almost always voted against a banker's bonus tax Show votes
1 vote for, 14 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011-2015 - Voted a mixture of for and against higher taxes on banks Show votes
5 votes for, 4 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011-2018 - Almost always voted against an annual tax on the value of expensive homes (popularly known as a mansion tax) Show votes
0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, in 2013 - Generally voted for allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2012-2013 - Almost always voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity Show votes
9 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010-2017 - Almost always voted for reducing capital gains tax Show votes
7 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010-2016
Last updated: 25 June 2019.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Business and the Economy #
- Almost always voted for reducing the rate of corporation tax Show votes
23 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2010-2016 - Generally voted for measures to reduce tax avoidance Show votes
6 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2013-2018 - Voted a mixture of for and against stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets Show votes
5 votes for, 7 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2014 - Almost always voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013-2018
Last updated: 12 November 2018.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Health #
- Consistently voted against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS Show votes
0 votes for, 7 votes against, between 2011-2012 - Consistently voted for reforming the NHS so GPs buy services on behalf of their patients Show votes
7 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011-2012 - Consistently voted for smoking bans Show votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010-2015 - Has never voted on allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life
Last updated: 11 September 2015.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Education #
- Consistently voted for greater autonomy for schools Show votes
14 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010-2014 - Voted for raising England's undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010 - Almost always voted for academy schools Show votes
10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010-2016 - Consistently voted for ending financial support for some 16-19 year olds in training and further education Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011 - Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010-2017
Last updated: 29 June 2017.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Constitutional Reform #
- Almost always voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
6 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2019 - Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
10 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010-2016 - Almost always voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
6 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010-2016 - Generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2010-2016 - Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011-2016 - Consistently voted for local councils keeping money raised from taxes on business premises in their areas Show votes
6 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2012-2019 - Almost always voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes
8 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2013-2016 - Generally voted for fixed periods between parliamentary elections Show votes
3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2010-2014 - Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011-2016 - Generally voted against transferring more powers to the Welsh Assembly Show votes
2 votes for, 20 votes against, 9 absences, between 2014-2018 - Almost always voted against transferring more powers to the Scottish Parliament Show votes
4 votes for, 36 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011-2018 - Generally voted against more powers for local councils Show votes
16 votes for, 24 votes against, 12 absences, between 2010-2018 - Consistently voted for a veto for MPs from England, Wales and Northern Ireland over laws specifically impacting their part of the UK Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2015 - Generally voted against a lower voting age Show votes
0 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015-2016
Last updated: 20 March 2019.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Home Affairs #
- Consistently voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes
8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015-2016 - Consistently voted for the introduction of elected Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes
8 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2011-2012 - Generally voted for requiring the mass retention of information about communications Show votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2014-2016 - Consistently voted for stronger enforcement of immigration rules Show votes
9 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2015-2016 - Consistently voted for mass surveillance of people's communications and activities Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016 - Consistently voted for merging police and fire services under Police and Crime Commissioners Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2016
Last updated: 14 December 2016.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Environmental Issues #
- Generally voted against measures to prevent climate change Show votes
4 votes for, 12 votes against, 4 absences, between 2011-2019 - Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes
5 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2013 - Consistently voted for selling England's state owned forests Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011 - Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes
8 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2013-2017 - Voted a mixture of for and against financial incentives for low carbon emission electricity generation methods Show votes
1 vote for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, between 2011-2018 - Generally voted for culling badgers to tackle bovine tuberculosis Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013-2014 - Generally voted against greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas Show votes
1 vote for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2015 - Almost always voted for new high speed rail infrastructure Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013-2018
Last updated: 25 June 2019.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Transport #
- Consistently voted against greater public control of bus services Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2016 - Consistently voted against slowing the rise in rail fares Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013 - Voted a mixture of for and against lower taxes on fuel for motor vehicles Show votes
5 votes for, 9 votes against, 2 absences, between 2010-2013 - Almost always voted for higher taxes on plane tickets Show votes
8 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2013-2017 - Generally voted against a publicly owned railway system Show votes
0 votes for, 3 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014-2016
Last updated: 31 October 2017.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Housing #
- Generally voted for phasing out secure tenancies for life Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2015-2016 - Almost always voted for charging a market rent to high earners renting a council home Show votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2015-2016
Last updated: 3 May 2016.
How Daniel Poulter voted on Miscellaneous Topics #
- Generally voted against greater regulation of gambling Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013-2014 - Consistently voted for capping civil service redundancy payments Show votes
5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010 - We don't have enough information to calculate Daniel Poulter's position on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. Show votes
1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010 - Consistently voted for the privatisation of Royal Mail Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2010-2011 - Generally voted against requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, between 2014-2016 - Generally voted for restricting the scope of legal aid Show votes
6 votes for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, between 2011-2014 - Almost always voted for allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions Show votes
6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2012-2013 - Generally voted for a statutory register of lobbyists Show votes
3 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2013 - Generally voted for limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases Show votes
4 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2011-2013 - Almost always voted against restrictions on fees charged to tenants by letting agents Show votes
0 votes for, 5 votes against, 1 absence, between 2014-2018
Last updated: 8 September 2018.
Source: TheyWorkForYou.com
The conclusions from this voting record must therefore be that the Central Suffolk & N Ipswich MP is:
- AMBIVALENT ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUALITY
- AGAINST THE RIGHT TO REMAIN FOR EU NATIONALS AND A STRENGTHENING OF THE MILITARY COVENANT
- FOR REDUCING WELFARE BENEFITS AND SPENDING AND AGAINST BENEFITS BEING INCREASED IN LINE WITH PRICES.
- AGAINST HIGHER TAX FOR HIGH EARNERS AND A BANKERS BONUS TAX
- FOR REDUCING CORPORATION TAX AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX
- AGAINST FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN TRAINING & FE
- FOR SELLING ENGLAND'S STATE OWNED FORESTS
- AGAINST LOWERING VOTING AGE AND MORE POWERS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR THE DEVOLVED GOVERNMENTS
- FOR MASS SURVEILLANCE OF CITIZENS
- MOSTLY AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES
- AGAINST SLOWING THE RATE FOR RAIL FARE INCREASES
- AGAINST GREATER REGULATION OF GAMBLING
- AGAINST SECURE TENANCIES FOR LIFE
- FOR RESTRICTING LEGAL AID BUT AGAINST RESTRICTING FEES CHARGED TO TENANTS BY LETTING AGENTS
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