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Bill Wiggin
Conservative MP for Leominster
- Whip, Whips (since 19 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 13,187 votes. — 156th 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 Bill Wiggin voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Home Department, Transport, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Avian Influenza, Fisheries: Quotas, Fisheries, Bovine TB, Zimbabwe
(based on written questions asked by Bill Wiggin and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Dogs: Walsall (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received representations on the raid by police on Rosedene Boarding Kennels, Radley Road, Walsall.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Police (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department provides guidance to the police on numbers of officers attending raids on premises.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland: Fuel Smuggling (3 Feb 2010) has video
“What recent assessment he has made of the level of fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland.”
More of Bill Wiggin's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 121 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75% 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 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Bill Wiggin speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 327 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Parliamentary Adviser to:
Green Lane Association Ltd (a national user group). Address: 98 Ripon Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 2JA.
BMF (British Motorcycle Federation). Address: 3 Oswin Road, Brailsford Industrial Estate, Braunstone, Leicester LE3 1HR.
(£5,001-£10,000 total)
Payment of £2,500 from the Trail Riders Fellowship. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 22 October 2009)
Payment of £20 for four chickens sold at the Bromyard Gala on 4 July 2009. (Registered 22 July 2009)
Payment of £1,987.17 for sale of cattle. (Registered 19 October 2009)
6. Overseas visits
30 August-6 September 2008, to Malaysia, on a fact-finding mission to oil palm plantations and the rainforest. The visit was organised and funded by Sine Darby, a Malaysian-based palm oil company. (Registered 23 September 2008)
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £12,688 (472nd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 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 | £15,721 (406th) | £11,667 (554th) | £17,972 (joint 472nd with 1 other) | £19,519 | £19,072 (222nd) | £18,178 (446th) | £17,342 (460th) | £9,917 (527th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,294 (396th) | £100,009 (17th) | £87,603 (139th) | £83,573 | £73,498 (209th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £69,273 (2nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,917 (551st) | £8,749 (294th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,065 (290th)3 | £7,235 (335th)2 | £6,856 (351st)1 | £6,429 | £13,088 (219th) | £11,435 (269th) | £5,728 (498th) | £6,802 (377th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £137 (joint 405th with 1 other) | £63 (joint 427th with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £360 (joint 228th with 2 others) | £239 (284th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £68 (91st) | £64 (98th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,664 (207th) | £858 (joint 286th with 1 other) | £427 (560th) | £1,230 | £682 (414th) | £965 (269th) | £971 (joint 347th with 2 others) | £1,458 (180th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,300 (326th) | £1,329 (534th) | £3,079 | £2,483 (331st) | £4,378 (142nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,360 (joint 100th with 1 other) | £1,175 (joint 136th with 6 others) | £0 | £1,743 (495th) | £1,743 (486th) | £1,743 (458th) | £1,743 (395th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,777 (498th) | £155,564 (179th) | £137,472 (330th) | £135,464 | £131,468 (161st) | £132,017 (91st) | £117,953 (212th) | £107,265 (31st) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,355 (41st). Rail £244 (528th). Other: Rail £254 (75th). Air £382 (15th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,493 (28th). Rail £658 (491st). Other: Mileage £61 (67th). Rail £360 (57th). European £493 (100th).