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Andrew Mitchell
Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield
- Also represented Gedling
- Secretary of State, International Development (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Mitchell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Initiatives (Funding), Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations, Burma: Overseas Aid, Afghanistan, Child Support
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Mitchell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Select Committee (25 Jun 2012)
“National Security Strategy Joint Committee.
Witnesses: (at 4.30pm) Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development.”- Upcoming Business – Lords: Select Committee (25 Jun 2012)
“National Security Strategy Joint Committee.
Witnesses: (at 4.30pm) Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development.”- Written Answers — International Development: Afghanistan (22 May 2012)
“The UK Government promotes the political participation of women in Afghan society through the Tawanmandi project. In 2011, I launched the Tawanmandi project which has provided grants to 27 civil society organisations, 15 of which support the. participation of women in conflict resolution and peace-building.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 45.19% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 518 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,800 (209th) | £22,831 (joint 235th with 1 other) | £22,082 (222nd) | £21,102 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £18,058 (307th) | £20,768 (193rd) | £21,491 (211th) | £20,637 | £18,866 (262nd) | £18,473 (411th) | £17,983 (373rd) | £30,964 (27th) |
| Staffing costs | £103,270 (81st) | £90,012 (229th) | £85,496 (281st) | £81,531 | £68,999 (412th) | £70,026 (178th) | £65,462 (258th) | £40,726 (498th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,194 (294th) | £11,022 (73rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,188 (437th)1 | £5,403 (443rd)2 | £7,447 (325th)3 | £6,196 | £9,934 (340th) | £10,245 (319th) | £12,631 (joint 218th with 1 other) | £10,086 (214th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £314 (232nd) | £434 (230th) | £997 (130th) | £100 | £163 (386th) | £734 (joint 204th with 1 other) | £394 (289th) | £158 (373rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,044 (114th) | £1,355 (99th) | 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 | £4,658 (208th) | £1,478 (102nd) | £1,146 (242nd) | £1,213 | £707 (401st) | £873 (joint 316th with 3 others) | £631 (504th) | £2,873 (23rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,107 (224th) | £4,317 (173rd) | £5,687 | £4,387 (171st) | £3,013 (260th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,255 (joint 257th with 4 others) | £989 (joint 432nd with 6 others) | £0 | £1,944 (joint 210th with 1 other) | £1,944 (joint 206th with 1 other) | £1,944 (joint 203rd with 1 other) | £1,944 (joint 192nd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,526 (149th) | £157,665 (128th) | £143,965 (196th) | £136,466 | £125,902 (278th) | £125,641 (191st) | £118,767 (197th) | £104,760 (45th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,551 (121st). Rail £156 (550th). Other: Rail £297 (64th). Air £184 (28th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,499 (158th). Rail £358 (509th). Other: Mileage £65 (64th). Rail £228 (80th). European £253 (127th).
3 Car £4,959 (151st). Rail £1,467 (383rd). Air £224 (202nd). European £797 (53rd).
