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Crispin Blunt MP
- Conservative MP for Reigate
- Whip, Whips (since 19 Oct 2005)
- Majority: 10,988 votes. — 171st out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Crispin Blunt 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 very strongly 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 very 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
- 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Finance & Services Committee (since 20 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry, Health, Home Department, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Middle East, Saville Inquiry, Agenda for Change, Govan Shipyard, Women Prisoners
(based on written questions asked by Crispin Blunt and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Orders of the Day: Counter-Terrorism Bill (19 Nov 2008)
“Hear, hear.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Army (19 Nov 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the relative costs of a Gurkha infantry battalion and an English line infantry battalion in light of current policy and recent legal judgments.”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 comments on this MP's speeches — below 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.
- 69 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Crispin Blunt speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 228 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Connaught Search Solutions Ltd; an executive search company.
6. Overseas visits
3-7 November 2007, to Cairo, Egypt, as Co-Chairman of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding, to attend the 9th Party Congress of the National Democratic Party of Egypt. Return flight London to Cairo and accommodation paid for by National Democratic Party. (Registered 12 November 2007)
29 November-2 December 2007, to Madrid to attend conference of Le Cercle, a foreign policy think-tank, with flight and accommodation expenses paid by the conference organisers. (Registered 16 December 2007)
19-24 February 2008, to Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Kabul, Afghanistan, as Chairman of the Conservative Middle East Council. Flights, taxis and one night's accommodation expenses paid for by the Conservative Middle East Council. (Registered 20 March 2008)
13-16 April 2008, to Qatar, to attend the 8th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade. Return flight, food and accommodation provided by the Government of Qatar. (Registered 17 April 2008)
9-18 September 2008, to Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Lebanon, to engage in dialogue with Israeli and Lebanese Parliamentarians and others on the situation in the region. Flights to and from London, accommodation and travel funded by the Conservative Middle East Council. (Registered 22 October 2008)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director of CAABU (The Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding Ltd.) (appointed 25 November 2004).
Register last updated: 5 Nov 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 | £22,109 (joint 185th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £17,492 (394th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,764 (382nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,157 (352nd) | £14,310 | £15,906 (453rd) | £14,534 (576th) | £18,036 (359th) | £8,163 (567th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,363 (151st) | £81,972 | £76,425 (113th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £58,126 (29th) |
| Members' Travel | £4,026 (519th)* | £3,844 | £4,534 (551st) | £3,444 (576th) | £9,363 (355th) | £5,061 (464th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £11 (joint 434th) | £109 | £0 | £18 (472nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £376 (joint 581st) | £1,447 | £825 (joint 349th) | £1,259 (164th) | £1,126 (277th) | £731 (joint 436th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,895 (431st) | £2,680 | £1,664 (464th) | £3,184 (242nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,134 (195th) | £944 | £1,921 (joint 266th) | £1,921 (joint 262nd) | £1,921 (joint 256th) | £1,921 (joint 242nd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,071 (338th) | £126,940 | £122,177 (358th) | £113,625 (452nd) | £119,380 (180th) | £88,766 (327th) |
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- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Reigate (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
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Nearby constituencies
- East Surrey (6 miles)
- Epsom & Ewell (6 miles)
- Croydon South (7 miles)
- Sutton & Cheam (7 miles)
- Carshalton & Wallington (7 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 1 Nov 2005)
- Whip, Whips (17 Mar 2005 to 9 Jun 2005)
- Assistant Chief Whip, Whips (20 Oct 2004 to 17 Mar 2005)
- Member, Defence Committee (to 2 Nov 2004)
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