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Ann Widdecombe MP
- Conservative MP for Maidstone & The Weald
- Majority: 14,856 votes. — 114th out of 632 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ann Widdecombe voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Education and Skills, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum Seekers, Gurkhas, Correspondence, Home Detention Curfew Scheme, Prisons
(based on written questions asked by Ann Widdecombe and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 48% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 101 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Ann Widdecombe speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 101 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Merry Monks Editions Limited; import and sale of gift items.
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Advance of £100,000 plus performance bonuses from Weidenfeld & Nicholson for third and fourth books.
Booked through Clive Conway Associates:
Series of lectures at theatres around the country, (£15,001-£20,000)
Daily Express columnist. (£45,001-£50,000)
Payment from Leagas Delaney for appearance in an advertisement. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 30 July 2007)
Payment from Talkback Thames for appearance on Cooking the Books. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 December 2007)
Payment from Daily Mail for article on 'Cranford'. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 4 December 2007)
Payment for appearance on Have I Got News For You. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 4 December 2007)
Payment for Daily Telegraph Podcast (from 9 January 2008). (£5,001-£10,000)
Payment made to charity in lieu of fee for speaking engagement to the Rotary Club of Sittingbourne Invicta in October 2007. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 31 January 2008)
Payment made to charity in lieu of fee for speaking engagement to the Kent Executive Club on 25 January 2008. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 31 January 2008)
Payment from ITV for appearance on Tonight with Trevor Macdonald (December 2007). (Up to £5,000) (Registered 8 February 2008)
Payment from Channel 4 for appearance on Countdown. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 3 March 2008)
Payment from ITV for Ann Widdecombe Versus (£35,001-£40,000) (Registered 3 March 2008)
Payment from Channel 4 for appearance in a documentary on Christianity. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 30 June 2008)
Three speaking engagements, via Women Speakers; 16 February 2008 for the Warrant Officers Mess, HMS Sultan, 21 and 22 June 2008 for Strathcarron Hospice. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 30 June 2008)
Speaking engagement via Gordon Poole; 28 June 2008 for Hadley Holding Company. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 30 June 2008)
Payment from BBC for appearance on The One Show. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 30 June 2008)
Payment from RTE for appearance on a chat show in April 2008. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 14 July 2008)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Provision of a student as political researcher by Hull University Politics Course for the duration of the academic year starting September 2006.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Merry Monks Editions Limited.
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £401 (589th) | £2,593 | £9,206 (576th) | £9,139 (577th) | £10,139 (587th) | £10,320 (560th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,231 (419th) | £17,938 | £19,296 (joint 146th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,229 (joint 208th) | £14,149 (374th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,763 (303rd) | £82,561 | £72,275 (joint 242nd) | £68,977 (209th) | £68,904 (127th) | £49,047 (213th) |
| Members' Travel | £1,507 (604th)* | £2,270 | £2,164 (616th) | £2,672 (599th) | £2,674 (596th) | £2,041 (596th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £86 (382nd) | £181 | £225 (356th) | £44 (459th) | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £788 (joint 367th) | £1,412 | £1,146 (249th) | £1,244 (171st) | £2,205 (60th) | £1,332 (214th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,503 (498th) | £4,608 | £3,093 (260th) | £5,002 (118th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £793 (joint 601st) | £793 | £1,420 (joint 594th) | £1,420 (joint 583rd) | £1,420 (joint 568th) | £1,420 (497th) |
| Other Costs | £2,170 (43rd) | £0 | £2,992 (57th) | £8,078 (12th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £111,242 (602nd) | £112,356 | £111,817 (526th) | £115,375 (406th) | £103,571 (505th) | £78,309 (508th) |
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- Ann Widdecombe's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Maidstone & The Weald (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Tunbridge Wells (8 miles)
- Chatham & Aylesford (12 miles)
- Faversham & Mid Kent (12 miles)
- Ashford (13 miles)
- Tonbridge & Malling (13 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (1 Nov 2005 to 3 Aug 2006)
- Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
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