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Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Boris Johnson voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately 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 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 a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Education and Skills, Innovation, Universities and Skills, Home Department, Health, Treasury

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Capita, Capita Group, Further Education Colleges, Community Hospitals, Higher Education

(based on written questions asked by Boris Johnson and answered by departments)

RSS feed Most recent appearances in parliament

Deferred Division: Crime (London) (23 Apr 2008)

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Deferred Division: Crime (London) (23 Apr 2008)

“I agree deeply with my hon. Friend's profound analysis of what is going wrong on London transport. The 100 per cent. tolerance of so-called minor disorder and minor crime on the buses and the tubes is aggravating more serious criminality on the streets and leading to the real scandal that a person is twice as likely to be mugged on our streets in London today as in New York. That is because...”

Deferred Division: Crime (London) (23 Apr 2008)

“It may help my hon. Friend to know that the proposal is for live CCTV on buses. As I think the right hon. Member for Enfield, North (Joan Ryan) is about to say, there already is CCTV on buses, but in only 5 per cent. of cases is that CCTV made available when a crime has been committed.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 207 written questions in the last year — well above 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 47% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 13 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 146 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Boris Johnson speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 115 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Column writer in The Daily Telegraph. (£245,001-£250,000)
Articles for GQ Magazine. (Up to £5,000)
Book publishing contract Harper Collins. (Up to £5,000)
Book contract from AP Watt publishers. (£30,001-£35,000) (Registered 11 July 2007)
Speaking engagements booked through JLA Agency:
20 June 2007, Association of Tobacco. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 11 July 2007)
17 July 2007, The Communications Network, Claridges Hotel. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 13 August 2007)
27 September 2007, Orange, Claridges Hotel. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 9 October 2007)
5 November 2007, SCQuaRE International, London. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 6 November 2007)
14 November 2007, Lonestar Limited, Battersea Park Events Arena. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 22 November 2007)
20 November 2007, Parliament Communications Limited, PIMS Conference 2007. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 22 November 2007)
17 May 2007, speaking engagement for 'Northern Entrepreneurs Dinner' at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead Hotel. (£10,001-£15,000) (Registered 14 June 2007)
Fee from Wall to Wall Media Limited for contribution to television programme. (£20,001-£25,000) (Registered 20 August 2007)
Fee from Tiger Aspect Productions for appearance on 'Dame Edna' television programme, 22 June 2007. (£5,001-£10,000) (Registered 4 September 2007)
Fee from Finland Station for filming television series 'The Flame of Rome'. (Registered 28 January 2008)
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donation from Buster Burke Limited, Solihull, West Midlands, to fund a researcher in my parliamentary office from September 2006-October 2007. (Registered 25 January 2008)
6. Overseas visits
1-4 November 2004, to Israel, paid for by the Conservative Friends of Israel and the Government of Israel. (Registered 14 March 2008)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Finland Station Ltd; film production company. (From 7 April 2006-21 March 2007 the company was called Black Rock Productions Ltd.)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

View the history of this MP's entries in the Register

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

Type2006/07 (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£22,110 (joint 1st)£19,326£20,780 (joint 243rd)£20,333 (joint 3rd)£14,934 (523rd)£10,614 (554th)
London Supplement£0£0£0£0£0£0
Incidental Expenses Provision£28,440 (joint 32nd)£19,786£17,379 (391st)£18,767 (joint 287th)£15,866 (521st)£9,609 (532nd)
Staffing Allowance£76,770 (528th)£84,294£73,709 (202nd)£71,613 (139th)£68,521 (138th)£60,519 (20th)
Members' Travel£3,029 (555th)*£1,196£1,696 (625th)£1,594 (625th)£1,546 (625th)£1,378 (616th)
Members' Staff Travel£26 (joint 426th)£0£0£0£42 (joint 449th)£35 (joint 447th)
Centrally Purchased Stationery£850 (joint 339th)£959£847 (340th)£885 (joint 307th)£1,401 (183rd)£909 (joint 367th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,240 (376th)£3,293£3,922 (194th)£2,213 (365th)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£841 (588th)£0£1,968 (joint 134th)£1,968 (joint 127th)£1,968 (joint 126th)£1,968 (joint 121st)
Other Costs£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total£134,306 (393rd)£128,854£120,301 (394th)£117,373 (367th)£104,278 (499th)£85,032 (404th)

* Car £1,404 (497th). Rail £1,625 (368th).