• Conservative MP for Newbury
• Whip, Whips (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 3,460 votes. — 521st out of 631 MPs.
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How Richard Benyon 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 moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Home Department, Defence, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Defence: Exports, War Pensions Committee, Schools: Procurement, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Concessionary Travel

(based on written questions asked by Richard Benyon and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Home Department: UK Border Agency (14 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the performance of the UK Border Agency.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Bovine TB (7 Jul 2008)

“I refer hon. Members to my entry in the register. What will be the statistical measure of the success or failure of the Secretary of State's policy: the number of cattle infected or culled, the geographical spread of the disease, or the financial cost? Will he agree to come back to the House if the point is reached, based on any of those three criteria, where it is apparent to the wider...”

Bill Presented: Topical Debate — Zimbabwe (3 Jul 2008)

“Casting aside much of what I wanted to say, I want to draw the House's attention to a couple of quick points. This week we have had a small success, as Back Benchers sometimes can, in the campaign on Zimbabwe. I do not pretend to believe that early-day motions are anything more than, in effect, parliamentary graffiti. However, following the tabling of EDM 1753 to draw the House's attention to...”

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• Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 30 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 70% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 137 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Richard Benyon speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 68 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £1,412 (495th). Rail £502 (474th).