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Andrew Tyrie

Conservative MP for Chichester

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Majority: 10,860 votes. — 265th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Andrew Tyrie voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
    • Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly 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 strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
    • Voted moderately 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 very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
    • Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
    • Voted strongly against 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

    Committees and topics of interest

    Select Committee membership
    • Member, Committee on Reform of the House of Commons (since 10 Aug 2009)
    • Member, Treasury Committee (since 10 Feb 2009)
    • Member, Justice Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Justice, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Special Advisers, Political Parties: Finance, Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers, Political Levy, Rendition

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

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Business of the House (5 Nov 2009)

    “Will the Government find time soon to debate the proposals that I am publishing today on behalf of the all-party group on extraordinary rendition, to try to get a clampdown on extraordinary rendition and give the public confidence that Britain will no longer be used, either directly or indirectly, for that practice?”

    Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Recruitment (5 Nov 2009)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his Department's advertisement for a job vacancy published in August 2009, for a policy adviser to the Secretary of State on Faith and Community, and pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill) of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 655W, on Tony Clements, how many...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 42 — Employment etc of a former Comptroller and Auditor General (4 Nov 2009)

    “Will the definition of working for the Crown be the same as the definition that will be used for determining who is a civil servant under the civil service clauses of the Bill?”

    More of Andrew Tyrie's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 123 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Is a member of 3 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 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 105 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Andrew Tyrie speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 372 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    1. Remunerated directorships
    Independent director of Rugby Estates, a publicly quoted property company.
    Payment of £4429.76 for three days work in May, June and July 2009. (Registered 12 October 2009)
    Payment of £4429.76 for three days work in August, September and October 2009. (Registered 21 October 2009)
    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Fees for articles in The Times. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 7 January 2009)
    Payment of £585 for two articles in the Guardian. (Registered 21 October 2009)
    5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
    Honorary membership of Goodwood Country Club.
    19-22 September 2008, attendance at the Ryder Cup in the USA in my capacity as Secretary of the Parliamentary Golf Society. Travel and accommodation paid by Humana Europe, a healthcare services company. (Registered 23 September2008)
    9. Registrable shareholdings
    (b) Falconland Limited; a property investment company.
    (b) Veritas Asian Fund.
    11. Miscellaneous
    Support for staff costs, travel, including a visit to the US in May 2009, value £1,188, and other expenses incurred as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition, from registered donations made to the All-Party Parliamentary Group.

    Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,634 £20,902 (joint 1st) £19,926 (261st) £19,722 (joint 1st) £16,619 (109th)
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Incidental Expenses Provision£9,234 (604th) £9,338 (624th) £7,913 £10,353 (601st) £16,198 (549th) £16,740 (496th) £8,995 (549th)
    Staffing Allowance£93,926 (82nd) £98,377 (6th) £96,168 £84,625 (16th) £73,648 (joint 66th) £67,404 (joint 154th) £52,658 (109th)
    Communications Allowance£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£4,527 (494th)* £5,064 (469th)** £4,698 £7,108 (460th) £7,465 (422nd) £6,602 (462nd) £6,390 (404th)
    Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £48 £60 (439th) £0 £0 £61 (joint 430th)
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 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£1,268 (joint 136th) £845 (342nd) £1,255 £1,063 (266th) £1,521 (127th) £1,105 (288th) £1,698 (120th)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,398 (189th) £2,227 (379th) £1,454 £1,746 (joint 446th) £3,716 (187th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,396 (joint 72nd) £1,309 (joint 38th) £0 £1,627 (533rd) £1,627 (522nd) £1,627 (490th) £1,627 (412th)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £13,384 (8th) £0 £0 £0
    Total£136,832 (453rd) £139,270 (297th) £133,170 £140,868 (60th) £124,101 (222nd) £113,200 (323rd) £88,048 (345th)

    * Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,402 (168th). Rail £125 (553rd).

    ** Car £4,780 (162nd). Rail £284 (508th).