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Andrew Mitchell
Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield
- Also represented Gedling
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, International Development (since 20 May 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 12,283 votes. — 160th 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 Andrew Mitchell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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), Burma: Overseas Aid, Afghanistan, Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations, 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 n/a)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Democratic Republic of Congo: Armed Conflict (3 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to seek to encourage MONUC and the Government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to ensure that Operation Kimia 2 does not cause harm to civilians in eastern DRC; and if he will make a statement.”
More of Andrew Mitchell's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 99 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 54% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
- 68 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Mitchell speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 389 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Supervisory Board member of The Foundation (small specialised management consultancy).
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Senior Strategy Adviser to Accenture. (£35,001-£40,000)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
In my role as Shadow Secretary for International Development I have received donations towards the running costs of my office, including travel costs, from the following:
Mr Stephen Massey, of London (personal donation)
(Registered 14 July 2008)
Keltruck Limited, West Midlands (company donation)
(Registered 16 July 2008)
I.M. Group Limited (company donation)
(Registered 8 September 2008)
Mr Dominic Casserley of London (personal donation)
(Registered 19 November 2008)
Mr Jerome Booth, of London (personal donation)
(Registered 3 December 2008)
Mr William Salomon, of London (personal donation)
(Registered 17 December 2008)
Mr Lennart Perlhagen, of London (personal donation)
(Registered 2 February 2009)
Mrs Helena Frost, of Hove (personal donation)
Mr Dolar Popat, of Middlesex (personal donation)
(Registered 23 February 2009)
Brompton Capital Limited, London (company donation)
(Registered 4 March 2009)
Armajaro Holdings Limited, London (company donation)
(Registered 25 March 2009)
Mr Lennart Perlhagen, of London (personal donation)
(Registered 8 April 2009)
Mr Stephen Allcock, of London (personal donation)
(Registered 5 June 2009)
Mr Lennart Perlhagen, of London (personal donation)
(Registered 17 June 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Doug Ellis
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation to my constituency association of £10,000
Date of receipt: 25 June 2009
Date of acceptance: 3 July 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 9 July 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Jerome Booth
Address of donor: Private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date of receipt: 3 August 2009
Date of acceptance: 28 August 2009
Donor status: Individual
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Lord Dennis Stevenson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2000
Date of receipt: 24 September 2009
Date of acceptance: 19 October 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 October 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Lennart Perlhagen
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5000
Date of receipt: 12 October 2009
Date of acceptance: 19 October 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 October 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Dominic Casserley
Address of donor : private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality at Carlton Club Political Dinner, value £1500.
Date of receipt of donation: 22 September 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 22 September 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 20 October 2009)
6. Overseas visits
29 November-2 December 2008, to Chad, in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. The cost of my flights was met by Flying Lion Ltd. (Accommodation was provided by EUFOR, the European Union force in Chad.) (Registered 2 December 2008)
12-16 April 2009, to Ethiopia, Kenya and Eritrea in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. The cost of my flights was met by Flying Lion Ltd. (Accommodation was provided by the British Embassies in Ethiopia and Eritrea; no overnight stay in Kenya.) (Registered 20 April 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(b) An investment in an unquoted property investment vehicle - DV3 Limited.
(b) An investment in an unquoted property investment vehicle - DV4 Limited.
(b) An investment in a limited liability partnership financing films - Ingenious Film Partners 2.
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
I am a trustee of a family trust for my children.
In my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development I have received from Pearsons PLC (company donation) 1520 English dictionaries at no cost, in support of the Project Umubano, the Conservative Party's social action project in Rwanda. (Registered 28 July 2008)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,831 (joint 235th) | £22,082 (222nd) | £21,102 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,768 (193rd) | £21,491 (211th) | £20,637 | £18,866 (262nd) | £18,473 (411th) | £17,983 (373rd) | £30,964 (27th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,012 (229th) | £85,496 (281st) | £81,531 | £68,999 (412th) | £70,026 (178th) | £65,462 (258th) | £40,726 (498th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,022 (73rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,403 (443rd)* | £7,447 (325th)** | £6,196 | £9,934 (340th) | £10,245 (319th) | £12,631 (joint 218th) | £10,086 (214th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £434 (230th) | £997 (130th) | £100 | £163 (386th) | £734 (joint 204th) | £394 (289th) | £158 (373rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,355 (99th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,478 (102nd) | £1,146 (242nd) | £1,213 | £707 (401st) | £873 (joint 316th) | £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) | £989 (joint 432nd) | £0 | £1,944 (joint 210th) | £1,944 (joint 206th) | £1,944 (joint 203rd) | £1,944 (joint 192nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £157,665 (128th) | £143,965 (196th) | £136,466 | £125,902 (278th) | £125,641 (191st) | £118,767 (197th) | £104,760 (45th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,499 (158th). Rail £358 (509th). Other: Mileage £65 (64th). Rail £228 (80th). European £253 (127th).
** Car £4,959 (151st). Rail £1,467 (383rd). Air £224 (202nd). European £797 (53rd).