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Andrew Griffiths
Conservative MP for Burton

    • Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Andrew Griffiths voted on key issues:

    • Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Communities and Local Government, Health, Business, Innovation and Skills, Home Department, Culture Media and Sport

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Drugs: Rehabilitation, Public Expenditure, Regional Development Agencies, Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers, Rolling Stock: Procurement

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    Written Answers — Treasury: Revenue and Customs (21 May 2012)

    “To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost per minute is of calls to the 0845 3000627 HM Revenue and Customs hotline number; and what information his Department holds on (a) average and (b) maximum call times in the latest period for which figures are available.”

    Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Disability Living Allowance: Appeals (17 May 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the maximum length of time from the date of appeal against the removal of disability living allowance to the date of the hearing.”

    Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Disability Living Allowance: Appeals (17 May 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has for the average length of time from the date of appeal against the removal of disability living allowance to the date of the appeal hearing in the most recent period for which figures are available.”

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    • Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 58 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has voted in 85.84% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 65 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
    Name of donor: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
    Address of donor: London 2012, 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LN
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2 tickets to the Olympic Gold Ball; total value £990 plus VAT
    Date of receipt of donation: 7 October 2011
    Date of acceptance of donation: 7 October 2011
    Donor status: company, registration number 05267819
    (Registered 17 October 2011)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor:
    5)Maurice Bennett
    6)Huawei Technologies (UK) Ltd
    7)International Department, Central Committee, Communist Party of China
    Address of donor:
    5)Private
    6)Viables 3, Jays Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire
    7)4 Flixing Road, Beijing
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
    5)Flight from London to Hong Kong and flight from Beijing to London; value £650
    6)One night’s accommodation in Hong Kong; value £600
    7)Flight from Shenzen to Guiyang, flight from Guiyang to Beijing, 6 nights accommodation and hospitality; value £1,000
    Destination of visit: Hong Kong and China
    Date of visit: 20-28 September 2011
    Purpose of visit: to meet representatives of Huawei Technologies Ltd and representatives of the Chinese Government.
    (Registered 19 October 2011)
    8. Land and Property
    Half share of flat in London.

    Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register

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