• Conservative MP for Windsor
• Shadow Minister, Innovation, Universities and Skills (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 10,292 votes. — 214th out of 635 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members' Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edm.ais.co.uk)

How Adam Afriyie voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 18 Dec 2007)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Transport, Home Department, Treasury, Work and Pensions, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Single Farm Payments, Railways, Heathrow Airport, Police, Heart Diseases: Medical Equipment

(based on written questions asked by Adam Afriyie and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Graduates (30 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel have a university degree.”

Written Answers — Home Department: Crimes of Violence: Windsor (24 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes of violence against the person were recorded in Windsor constituency in each of the last five years.”

Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Science and Technology Facilities Council (21 Apr 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills if he will place in the Library copies of the minutes from the Science and Technology Facilities Council's Science Board between April 2007 and February 2008 inclusive.”

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 42 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 77% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 107 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Adam Afriyie speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 53 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

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