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Dominic Grieve MP
- Conservative MP for Beaconsfield
- Shadow Home Secretary (Assisted By Shadow Law Officers), Home Affairs (since 13 Jun 2008)
Shadow Attorney General, Law Officers (since 6 Jul 2007) - Majority: 15,253 votes. — 77th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Dominic Grieve voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for stopping climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Constitutional Affairs, Justice, Solicitor-General, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Special Advisers, Members: Correspondence, Ethnic Minorities, Antisocial Behaviour Orders, Prisons
(based on written questions asked by Dominic Grieve and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)
“I am grateful to the Minister for those comments. Will he also ensure that if that work is carried out as he says it will be, some regard will be had to the Scottish system? It is worth pointing out that the system we are discussing is not ubiquitous to the entirety of the United Kingdom, and that the Scottish legal system succeeds in running a process whereby the DNA of innocent people is...”
- Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)
“The last thing that we are seeking to do is to shut off the debate. Indeed, as my right hon. and learned Friend will appreciate, the purpose of these amendments is to enable a further debate to take place, which is the very thing that we have not been getting. I take his point; there are arguments. Indeed, Lord Justice Scott put forward some persuasive arguments about why there should be a...”
- Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)
“One of the things that has struck me forcefully, as a constituency Member of Parliament, is the apparently arbitrary nature of the decision on whether or not to accede to a request to remove DNA from the database. On the occasions on which I have made representations on behalf of innocent constituents who have had their DNA taken, it appeared that the only possible rationale behind the...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 102 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 66 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Dominic Grieve speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 721 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £16,885 (464th) | £15,665 | £16,940 (434th) | £13,815 (496th) | £16,205 (490th) | £13,050 (joint 483rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,701 (395th) | £15,218 | £18,017 (356th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,641 (431st) | £7,135 (589th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £76,808 (527th) | £84,341 | £72,326 (239th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £56,777 (42nd) |
| Members' Travel | £2,768 (joint 563rd)* | £1,747 | £2,009 (619th) | £1,063 (634th) | £3,107 (588th) | £756 (joint 634th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £767 (382nd) | £598 | £1,017 (282nd) | £870 (320th) | £433 (joint 586th) | £753 (428th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,423 (519th) | £1,209 | £1,734 (450th) | £2,585 (320th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,457 (17th) | £338 | £1,814 (joint 441st) | £1,814 (joint 435th) | £1,476 (551st) | £1,476 (478th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £825 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £119,809 (556th) | £119,941 | £113,857 (505th) | £110,719 (502nd) | £108,074 (441st) | £79,947 (488th) |
* Car £1,088 (528th). Rail £501 (475th). Air £251 (198th). Other £928 (25th).
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- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Beaconsfield (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
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Nearby constituencies
- Slough (4 miles)
- Uxbridge (8 miles)
- Chesham & Amersham (8 miles)
- Ruislip - Northwood (8 miles)
- Windsor (9 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Shadow Attorney General & Shadow Spokesman On Community Cohesion, Law Officers (Assist the Home Affairs Team) (16 Dec 2005 to 6 Jul 2007)
- Shadow Attorney General, (Assist the Home Affairs Team) (20 May 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
- Shadow Attorney General, Home Affairs (6 Jul 2004 to 20 May 2005)
- Shadow Attorney General, Home, Constitutional & Legal Affairs (10 May 2004 to 6 Jul 2004)
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