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Bill Wiggin
Conservative MP for North Herefordshire
- Also represented Leominster
- Assistant Whip, House of Commons (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- 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 very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Civil Aviation Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Local Government Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
- Energy Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Transport (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Animal Welfare Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Water Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Betting Shops: Communitites and local government (19 Jul 2011)
“I was privileged to be here earlier, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Mr McKenzie) on his maiden speech. I am sorry that the hon. Member for North West Durham (Pat Glass) who was due to speak has not managed to get here, which is a great shame. I shall deal with the speeches in the order in which they appear on the Order Paper—”
- Betting Shops: Communitites and local government (19 Jul 2011)
“It is a great shame none the less, but thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. My hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) spoke about the National Audit Office report on FiReControl and the lessons learned from that disastrous project. I can assure him that the Government will not repeat the mistakes of the previous Administration—mistakes that led, as he rightly pointed out,...”
- Public Bill Committee: Localism Bill: New Clause 21 (10 Mar 2011)
“There might be a Chinese visit.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 90.88% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 333 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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)1 | £7,235 (335th)2 | £6,856 (351st)3 | £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 (497th) | £155,564 (179th) | £137,472 (330th) | £135,464 | £131,468 (161st) | £132,017 (91st) | £117,953 (212th) | £107,265 (31st) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,493 (28th). Rail £658 (491st). Other: Mileage £61 (67th). Rail £360 (57th). European £493 (100th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,355 (41st). Rail £244 (528th). Other: Rail £254 (75th). Air £382 (15th).