Rosie Winterton
Rosie Winterton has been the Labour Party MP for Doncaster Central since 1997.
She is a former minister and has been the shadow chief whip since 2010.[1]
In the 2015 general election, Winterton was re-elected with a majority of 10,093. [2]
Winterton remains shadow chief whip following the 2015 Labour leadership election. [3]
Stance on fracking
Voting record
Winterton 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. She 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.
Affiliations
Notes
- ↑ Rt Hon Ms Rosie Winterton, www.parliament.uk, accessed 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Rosie Winterton Express, accessed 19 May 2015
- ↑ Who's who in Corbyn's Shadow Cabinet BBC News, Accessed 16 September 2015
- ↑ TheyWorkForYou | Rosie Winterton, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Rail APPG,www.parliament.uk, accessed 16 November 2015
