Toby Perkins
Toby Perkins has been the Labour Party MP for Chesterfield since 2010. He was appointed a shadow minister for education in 2010, and a shadow minister for business, innovation and skills in 2011.[1]
In the 2015 general election, Perkins was re-elected with a majority of 13,598. [2]
He is a great-grandson of Sir A.P. Herbert, Independent MP for Oxford University 1935-50.[3]
Stance on fracking
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Voting record
Perkins has a mixed voting record on fracking. [4]
- 26 January 2015: voted in favour of making fracking companies apply for an environmental permit before conducting exploratory drilling. He was absent for a vote on an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill to include an 18 month moratorium on fracking.
- 11 February 2015: voted against requiring more pre-conditions for where fracking can take place.
- 16 December 2015: voted against weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.
Staff
- Christine Bowen [5]
- Matthew Kelcher - Borough Councillor, London Borough of Brent [5]
- Matthew Pound [5]
Notes
- ↑ Toby Perkins, www.parliament.uk, accessed 17 November 2013.
- ↑ Toby Perkins Express, accessed 18 May 2015
- ↑ Sarah Priddy, PIL: Current Members Related to Other Current or Former Members - Commons Library Standard Note, 13 September 2013.
- ↑ TheyWorkForYou | Toby Perkins, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 28 December 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 22 April 2016
