Matt Hancock
Born
1978
Chester
School
King's School, Chester
Independent
University
University of Cambridge
Oxford or Cambridge
In office
8.8 years
Longer than 85% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation
In government
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Appointed by Theresa May
4 posts · 2016–2021
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Minister of State, DCMS
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Minister of State, DCMS
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Appointed by David Cameron
9 posts · 2012–2016
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Paymaster General
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Minister for the Cabinet Office
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Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise
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Minister for Energy
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Minister for Portsmouth
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Minister for Skills and Enterprise
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Minister for Skills and Enterprise
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Minister for Skills
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Minister for Skills
Career
Before Parliament 5
Alongside Parliament 1
After office 2
Voting record
1,145
votes since 2016
1
votes against their own party, 0.1% of 1,131 whipped votes
1
rebellions as a minister, from 837 votes
14
free votes, with no party line
Share of whipped votes cast against their own party
Whipped votes by year
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Votes by topic
With their partyAgainst
Free votes their own view
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Votes against their party latest 1
- AyeNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 10 (Creasy)2019-07-09 · while a minister · Constitution & devolution
Read the full voting transcript (1,145 votes)
Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.
Bills sponsored
5
private member's bills, 5 as lead sponsor
0
of them became law
7
government bills put forward as a minister
7
of them became law
Government bills 7
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Became law
Coronavirus Act 20202020 · Government bill · Department of Health and Social Care
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Became law
Medicines and Medical Devices Act 20212020 · Government bill · Department of Health and Social Care
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Became law
NHS Funding Act 20202020 · Government bill · Department of Health and Social Care
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Became law
Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Act 20192018 · Government bill · Department of Health and Social Care
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Became law
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 20192018 · Government bill · Department of Health and Social Care · co-sponsor
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Became law
Data Protection Act 20182017 · Government bill · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · co-sponsor
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Became law
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 20162015 · Government bill · Cabinet Office · co-sponsor
Private member's bills 5
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Went no further than first reading
Neurodivergent Conditions (Screening and Teacher Training) Bill2024 · Private member's bill (ten-minute rule)
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Passed second reading, then ran out of time
Dyslexia Screening and Teacher Training Bill2022 · Private member's bill (ballot)
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Withdrawn
Dyslexia Screening Bill2021 · Private member's bill (ten-minute rule)
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Went no further than first reading
Offshore Gambling Bill2012 · Private member's bill (presentation)
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Went no further than first reading
Offshore Gambling (Licensing) Bill2012 · Private member's bill (ten-minute rule)
Taken from Parliament's own records of bills. A government bill carries the name of the minister who introduces it, so it says which brief they held, not that they wrote it. Private member's bills are the ones MPs and peers bring forward themselves, and very few become law.