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Andrew Selous

Conservative MP for South West Bedfordshire

• Shadow Minister, Work and Pensions (since 8 Sep 2009)

• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 8,277 votes. — 320th 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 Selous voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for 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 very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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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: Work and Pensions, Education and Skills, Home Department, Transport, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Manpower, Departmental Flexible Working, Children: Maintenance, Departments: Retirement, Written Questions: Government Responses

(based on written questions asked by Andrew Selous and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Child Poverty Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
• Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
• National Lottery Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Housing Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Sunday Working (Scotland) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• State Pension Credit Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

“Will the Prime Minister explain to small businesses in my constituency on the verge of ceasing to trade because of the vast hikes in business rates why, for small businesses in his constituency, rates have either been scrapped completely or severely reduced?”

Business, Innovation and Skills: First Capital Connect (12 Nov 2009)

“My constituents endured similar problems with London Midland earlier in the year. Does the Minister not agree that at the heart of the problem is the fact that railway companies are relying on drivers with shift patterns involving four-day weeks? Will he ensure that when he awards franchise agreements in future, the staffing arrangements are robust and do not rely on good-will and overtime...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 111 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 10 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.
• 86 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Selous speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 337 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,416 (474th). Rail £2,557 (320th). Misc £699 (52nd). Other: European £566 (98th).

^** Car £2,285 (389th). Rail £2,370 (306th). Other £888 (29th). European £525 (87th).