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Adam Afriyie
Conservative MP for Windsor
- Shadow Minister (Innovation and Science), Business (since 27 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 10,292 votes. — 214th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Adam Afriyie voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Innovation, Universities and Skills, Business, Innovation and Skills, Transport, Home Department, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Scientists, Departmental Information and Communications Technology, Single Farm Payments, Trading Funds, Heathrow Airport
(based on written questions asked by Adam Afriyie and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Business: Ex-servicemen (28 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many ex-service personnel have received funding from the £5 million enterprise support programme announced in paragraph 4.51 of the 2009 Pre-Budget Report; and how much of the funding allocated has been spent.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Information and Communications Technology (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what pay band his Department's Chief Information Officer (CIO) is employed; whether the CIO is employed on a fixed-term or permanent contract; and what the size is of the budget for which the CIO is responsible in the period 2009-10.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Science and Technology Facilities Council (26 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the terms of reference are of the review of the Science and Technology Facilities Council announced by the Minister of State for Science and Innovation on 16 December 2009.”
More of Adam Afriyie's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 103 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 88 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £18,660 (286th) | £17,297 (381st) | £19,447 (406th) | £17,501 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £102,205 (102nd) | £83,261 (joint 461st with 1 other) | £72,026 (582nd) | £48,858 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,385 (331st) | £534 (joint 468th with 1 other) | £606 (466th) | £506 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,270 (331st) | £1,945 (422nd) | £600 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,290 (joint 203rd with 4 others) | £860 (585th) | £860 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £124,250 (574th) | £104,652 (629th) | £94,884 (638th) | £68,325 |