Stephen Crabb
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Stephen Crabb is the Conservative MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire.
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Abortion
In May 2008 in the abortion amendments to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (now Act), Stephen Crabb voted for the abortion time limit to be lowered to 12 weeks against scientific and medical consensus which is currently 24 weeks[1]. After four separate parliamentary votes on varying time limits, the majority of MPs voted to keep the abortion time limit at 24 weeks, in keeping with scientific and medical consensus, hence no abortion amendments were added to the bill.
Mr Crabb voted for Nadine Dorries’s amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill on 7 September 2011, which was ultimately defeated by 368 to 118 votes. This amendment would have stopped BPAS and Marie Stopes from providing counselling for women with unwanted pregnancies and allowed ‘independent’ counselling including that provided by faith-based organisations. [2]
Climate Change
In 2006, MPs were asked three questions by the Rough Guide's Mark Ellingham on how seriously they took climate change as politicians and as responsible, active citizens. Stephen Crabb replied:
- "Climate change is the greatest challenge facing mine and my children's generations. It does not merely represent a crisis fifty years from now but poses imminent, serious challengers here and now."[3]
Religion
Faith based Adoption Agencies
In 2007, Stephen Crabb signed Early Day Motion 742 calling on the government to exclude "faith based" adoption agencies from the Equality Act to avoid such agencies being forced to consider gay couples.[4]
Christian Action, Research and Education (CARE)
Mr Crabb (who was himself a CARE intern[5]) was one of a number of MPs who registered their employment of interns from the Christian charity group Christian Action, Research and Education (CARE). Described by the Independent as a 'right wing Christian group', CARE were investigated by the Charity Commission and the House of Commons standards watchdog for lobbying activities, specifically related to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.
CARE also campaigned against the repeal of Section 28, which banned the "promotion" of homosexuality in schools, and helped defeat laws on assisted dying in the House of Lords. Its work has been condemned in the Lords as "propaganda".[6]
Blasphemy Law
On 6th May 2008, Stephen Crabb voted against a Lords amendment to abolish the common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel[7]. The amendment was nonetheless passed by a vote of 378 to 57.
References
- ↑ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmsctech/1045/104502.htm
- ↑ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmtoday/cmdebate/c_06.htm
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-what-mps-think--a-to-c-424376.html
- ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2006-07/742
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1975933/Christian-fundamentalists-fighting-spiritual-battle-in-Parliament.html
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exclusive-rightwing-christian-group-pays-for-commons-researchers-802607.html
- ↑ http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-05-06&number=170&display=allvotes
External Links
- http://www.stephencrabb.com/
- http://www.facebook.com/groups/371896850794/
- http://twitter.com/SCrabbMP
- http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/stephen-crabb/31575
- http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/?pid=11768
- http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?id=uk.org.publicwhip/member/1768
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Crabb
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