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Bernard Jenkin
Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex
- Also represented North Essex; Colchester North
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Bernard Jenkin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately 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 strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Deputy Prime Minister, Trade and Industry, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Regional Assemblies, Iraq, Afghanistan, Departmental Press: Subscriptions, Judicial Review
(based on written questions asked by Bernard Jenkin and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Select Committee (23 May 2012)
“Constitution: Accountability of civil servants.
Witnesses: (at 10.15am) Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Public Accounts Committee; Bernard Jenkin MP, Public Administration Committee; and Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP, Justice Select Committee and Liaison Committee.”- Privilege (22 May 2012)
“Will the hon. Gentleman allow me?”
- Privilege (22 May 2012)
“I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I regret the fact that I have been in the Chamber for only part of the debate, but I heard the opening remarks. I feel it is appropriate for me to inform the House that the Liaison Committee has charged me with working with colleagues to investigate how the whole question—it is very germane to this debate—of Select Committee powers should...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 80 written questions in the last year — 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 81.49% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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") 1025 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payment of £1,250, plus a donation of £1,250 to charity, from Execution Noble Ltd, investment bank, 10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7AL, for participation in discussion panel on defence policy. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 24 December 2011)
Payment of £800 received on 28 April 2011 from A&N Media Finance Services Ltd, PO Box 6795, St George Street, Leicester LE11ZP, for article for Mail on Sunday. Hours: 4 hrs. The payment was made directly to Harwich and North Essex Conservative Association. (Registered 20 May 2011)
Payments from Envoy Media, 11 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EE, for regular column in Diplomat Magazine. Two hours work per month:
7 October 2011, received £250. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 2 November 2011)
21 November 2011, received £250. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 21 December 2011)
12 December 2011, received £250. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 January 2012)
21 December 2011, received £250. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 January 2012)
Two payments of £250 (total £500) for two columns. Payment made direct to charity. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
Payment of £1,000 from Coffey International Development Ltd; specialist professional services consultancy, The Malthouse, 1 Northfield Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 8AH, for participation in seminar discussion at a conference. Hours: 2 hrs. The payment was notified on 20 October 2011 and paid directly to charity. (Registered 25 November 2011)
Payment of £150, notified on 16 November 2011, from BBC, Bristol BS8 2LR, for appearance on BBC R4 ‘Any Questions’. Hours: 8 hours, including travel. (Registered 25 November 2011)
Payment of £509.95 from Newsdesk Media, 130 City Road, London EC1V 2NW, for article for Army Year Book. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 6 January 2012)
Payment of £100, notified on 5 January 2012, from ITW Best Practice Networks,
15 Highbury Place, London, N5 1QP (a management consultancy) for speaking engagement. Payment made direct to charity. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2012)
Payment of £500 received on 7 December 2011 from News International Trading Ltd, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY for article for The times. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 January 2012)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Yvelin Black
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to Conservative summer party, value £1,000
Date of receipt of donation: 6 June 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 6 June 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 7 July 2011)
8. Land and Property
Rental income from lodgers at my main home in London.
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 – 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £21,036 (346th) | £21,518 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,737 (joint 245th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,728 (369th) | £21,066 (172nd) | £24,440 (107th) | £23,170 | £19,324 (joint 89th with 9 others) | £18,594 (387th) | £18,212 (joint 253rd with 4 others) | £10,991 (488th) |
| Staffing costs | £103,729 (74th) | £88,724 (286th) | £73,774 (572nd) | £79,457 | £72,687 (230th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £68,465 (139th) | £50,489 (168th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,853 (316th) | £2,222 (joint 548th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,629 (518th)1 | £3,601 (532nd)2 | £3,022 (557th)3 | £4,860 | £8,875 (380th) | £5,851 (488th) | £6,710 (460th) | £4,209 (505th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £167 (joint 299th with 1 other) | £357 (252nd) | £441 (234th) | £0 | £0 | £110 (joint 417th with 3 others) | £301 (joint 335th with 1 other) | £213 (346th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £288 (252nd) | £418 (joint 229th with 2 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £105 (joint 77th with 1 other) | £80 (90th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,094 (511th) | £398 (545th) | £733 (joint 401st with 1 other) | £868 | £557 (472nd) | £554 (483rd) | £1,202 (joint 251st with 1 other) | £603 (507th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,160 (joint 541st with 1 other) | £1,721 (458th) | £1,897 | £1,360 (519th) | £692 (609th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,156 (joint 406th with 3 others) | £1,010 (joint 407th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,974 (joint 118th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 111th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 110th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 105th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £14,317 (3rd) | £0 | £13,710 (7th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £159,599 (200th) | £142,265 (388th) | £140,494 (273rd) | £131,770 | £139,389 (68th) | £119,881 (319th) | £116,586 (244th) | £84,216 (426th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,122 (257th). Rail £439 (507th). Misc £68 (183rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,918 (300th). Rail £505 (490th). Misc £62 (185th). Other: Mileage £116 (46th).