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Andrew Mitchell
Conservative MP for Sutton Coldfield
- Also represented Gedling
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Mitchell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. 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 strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Occasionally 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): Burma, Initiatives (Funding), Sudan: Peacekeeping Operations, Burma: Overseas Aid, Afghanistan
(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
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)
“It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Leicester East (Keith Vaz). He joined the House on the same day as me back in 1987, although he has been in the House continuously whereas I had an enforced sabbatical between 1997 and 2001. I do not always agree with everything he says, but who can doubt that he speaks with great wisdom and authority on matters of law and order, and...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)
“The Government are successfully tackling the deficit, which, as the hon. Gentleman will know, is an essential precursor to tackling the debt. I revert to my point that if this generation fails to tackle that, future generations must address it. The point is made clearly by Edmund Burke, who said that not being responsible to future generations is a grave error for politicians—that...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)
“The right hon. Gentleman makes an important point, which is relevant to those who try to fill the pot when a humanitarian crisis occurs and support from Governments and taxpayers is essential. The answer is that we do it best by publishing whether people have stood by their promises. Sunlight is always the best disinfectant, and we need to be transparent and open so that we can show people...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 48.21% 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") 533 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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).