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Andrew Rosindell
Conservative MP for Romford
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Rosindell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly 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 against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. 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: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Gibraltar, Departmental Internet, British Overseas Territories, Iraq, Crossrail
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Rosindell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 22)
- European Parliament (Representation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Cultural Relations: Australia (25 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the repatriation of Australian indigenous human remains from UK institutions.”
- Written Answers — Education: Advanced Extension Awards (25 Apr 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on measures to encourage more A-level students to undertake advanced extension awards.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 659 written questions in the last year — well above 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 75.39% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 204 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
(b) Name of donor: Mr J Patel
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for printing costs of Diamond Jubilee certificates for local organisations in constituency
(b) Date of receipt: 3 July 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 3 July 2012
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 7 August 2012)
(b) Name of donor: Joe Fletcher
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 for printing costs of Diamond Jubilee certificates for schools in constituency
(b) Date of receipt: 1 June 2012
(b) Date of acceptance: 1 June 2012
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 7 August 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Taipei Representative Office in the UK
Address of donor: 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3,805, comprising flights valued at £2,625; accommodation valued at £980 and meals and miscellaneous expenditure at £200.
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Date of visit: 15-21 December 2011
Purpose of visit: to take part in a delegation of members of the Conservative Friends of Taiwan, a friendship group of which I am President. (Registered 9 February 2012; updated 9 August 2012)
Name of donor: Norwegian Government
Address of donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy, 25 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QD
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,000
Destination of visit: Norway
Date of visit: 20-24 May 2012
Purpose of visit: as part of a delegation of MPs and scientists to study issues of climate change and defence.
(Registered 17 July 2012)
Name of donor: Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: Government of Gibraltar London Office, 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £731
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Date of visit: 7-11 September 2012
Purpose of visit: as a guest of the Government of Gibraltar for Gibraltar National Day celebrations
(Registered 29 October 2012)
Name of donor: Jordanian National Unity Party
Address of donor: King Faisal Bin Abdulaziz street. Um othaina PO Box 922358 Amman 11192 Jordan
Amount of donation: (or estimate of the probable value) Airfares and four nights’ accommodation, with a value of £1,600
Destination: Amman, Jordan
Date of visit: 1-4 October 2012
Purpose of visit: To meet with political parties and be briefed on economic issues and the political reform process in Jordan
(Registered 29 October 2012)
Name of donor: Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights valued at £2,989.43; accommodation valued at £605.52 and meals and miscellaneous expenditure at £92.33, making a total value of £3,687.28
Destination of visit: Venezuela
Date of visit: 14-17 December 2012
Purpose of visit: to participate as a member of a team of international election observers, observing the democratic process and meeting representatives of political parties, media, universities and civil society organizations. (Registered 31 January 2013)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | £23,646 (102nd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,900 (joint 195th with 5 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 | £11,896 (537th) | £20,188 (233rd) | £22,562 (169th) | £19,352 | £19,222 (joint 183rd with 1 other) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £33,425 (20th) |
| Staffing costs | £109,262 (21st) | £90,885 (159th) | £85,153 (291st) | £84,020 | £77,637 (70th) | £74,981 (joint 37th with 1 other) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £45,617 (336th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,394 (joint 173rd with 2 others) | £9,914 (166th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,028 (541st)1 | £4,515 (495th)2 | £6,803 (352nd)3 | £7,698 | £11,164 (299th) | £10,747 (297th) | £11,773 (256th) | £8,864 (284th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £210 (276th) | £33 (420th) | £0 | £163 | £177 (377th) | £134 (396th) | £0 | £110 (joint 399th with 2 others) |
| 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 | £5,916 (125th) | £1,567 (80th) | £5,128 (12th) | £1,973 | £4,267 (26th) | £6,359 (5th) | £1,650 (130th) | £7,597 (2nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,315 (33rd) | £8,896 (41st) | £6,622 | £7,133 (75th) | £6,016 (joint 78th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,332 (joint 147th with 2 others) | £1,166 (joint 151st with 11 others) | £1,166 | £1,908 (joint 282nd with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 278th with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 275th with 3 others) | £1,908 (joint 258th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £2,083 (44th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,353 (136th) | £156,832 (149th) | £153,901 (53rd) | £142,628 | £142,408 (55th) | £139,277 (34th) | £125,597 (60th) | £115,530 (9th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,571 (309th). Rail £377 (523rd). Other: Mileage £80 (58th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,512 (338th). Rail £289 (522nd). Other: Mileage £64 (65th). European £1,650 (22nd).
3 Car £3,085 (308th). Rail £231 (516th). European £3,487 (1st).