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Tony Baldry

Conservative MP for Banbury

    • Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
    • Majority: 10,797 votes. — 294th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Tony Baldry voted on key issues since 2001:

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

    Committees and topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: International Development, Home Department, Health, Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum Seekers, Iraq, Asylum and Immigration, Departmental Accounts, Businesses: Orders and Regulations

    (based on written questions asked by Tony Baldry and answered by departments)

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Business, Innovation and Skills: High-Speed Broadband (12 Nov 2009)

    “What steps he plans to take to provide support for development of high-speed broadband networks.”

    Business, Innovation and Skills: High-Speed Broadband (12 Nov 2009)

    “Other countries are laying fibre-optic cable to thousands of homes, so why have UK operators barely started to think about doing so? BT, protected by its monopoly over the local loop, appears to be making minimal investment. If we are to get a universal 2 megabit broadband connection by 2012, are the Government not going to have to raise their game in a serious way?”

    More of Tony Baldry's recent appearances

    Numerology

    Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)

    • Has spoken in 59 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 99 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Tony Baldry speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1198 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    1. Remunerated directorships
    Chairman (non-executive), Westminster Oil Limited; a BVI registered company, development of oil licences and exploration.
    West African Investments Ltd; investing in infrastructure and natural resource projects in Sierra Leone and elsewhere in West Africa.
    Halcyon Oil Limited; a Hong Kong registered company focusing on oil exploration and discovery projects in Central Asia.
    Partner Capital Ltd (non-executive); an FSA regulated equity fund (December 2008-May 2009).
    Mastermailer Holdings plc; development of stationery and stationery products. I am a non-executive director, and my duties involve attending board meetings.
    Received payment of £5000 covering a period of six months. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 29 October 2009)
    Deputy Chairman, Woburn Energy plc, 16 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0AF; AIM listed company specialising in oil exploration and recovery. Work includes attending meetings and advising on business opportunities.
    Received payment of £3,333.33. Hours worked: 4hrs. (Registered 31 July 2009)
    Received payment of £3,333.33. Hours worked: 3hrs. (Registered 28 August 2009)
    Received payment of £3,333.33. Hours worked: 4hrs. (Registered 25 September 2009)
    Received payment of £3333.33. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 27 October 2009)
    TimeC 1176 Limited, 23 Grafton Street, London, W1S 4EY (non-executive); investment holding company. Attend meetings and advise on business opportunities.
    Received director's fee of £2083.33. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 21 July 2009)
    Received director's fee of £2083.33. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 14 September 2009)
    Received payment of £2083.33. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 27 October 2009)
    Received payment of £4166.66. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 27 October 2009)
    Taha & Partners Ltd (non-executive); investment and business development in Iraq. Address: Barbican House, 26 - 34 Old Street, London EC1V 9QR. Work includes attending meetings and advising on business opportunities.
    Received director's fee of £5,000. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 5 November 2009)
    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Practising barrister, arbitrator and mediator.
    Received fee of £22,012.57 from Zaiwalla & Co., solicitors, for advising clients. Address: Sarosh Zaiwalla Esq., Zaiwalla & Co., 46-47 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1JE. Time worked: 16 hours. (Registered 28 September 2009)
    Executive Partner in Diamond Film Partnership; a UK partnership promoting UK film and television production rights.
    Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Curve Capital Ventures Ltd; a sector neutral investment company that predominantly invests in India, China and Africa and advises companies on strategic growth and global expansion.
    4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
    I employ a research assistant who receives some funding direct from the Lighting Industry Federation, solely in connection with work that she does in support of the Associate All-Party Lighting Group.
    6. Overseas visits
    16-18 May 2009, to Baghdad, for meeting with Ministers and others and an update on the present situation in Iraq, sponsored by the Islamic Dawa Party. (Registered 21 May 2009)
    8. Land and Property
    A cottage in Oxfordshire.
    9. Registrable shareholdings
    (a) Carbon Registry Services Ltd.
    (a) West African Investments Ltd.
    (a) Halcyon Oil Limited
    (b) 3DM PLC
    (b) SPDG plc
    (b) Petroquest Ltd (owns shares in Westminster Oil Limited)
    (b) Mastermailer plc; supplier of secure stationery
    (b) Woburn Energy plc.
    (b) Target Resources plc; gold and diamond mining in Sierra Leone
    10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
    Shareholding of below registrable value in Carbon Registry Services Ltd.

    Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (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£23,083 (joint 1st) £2,596 (584th) £12,079 £19,007 (357th) £17,348 (398th) £17,700 (443rd) £14,600 (398th)
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Incidental Expenses Provision£11,124 (565th) £21,916 (189th) £19,843 £19,121 (209th) £16,411 (546th) £18,149 (315th) £10,946 (491st)
    Staffing Allowance£87,509 (331st) £85,788 (266th) £70,557 £68,107 (450th) £68,524 (214th) £69,212 (joint 77th) £57,264 (36th)
    Communications Allowance£16,129 (15th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£4,996 (467th)* £4,656 (483rd)** £4,434 £6,645 (476th) £5,886 (486th) £7,359 (437th) £5,726 (436th)
    Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £15 £154 (joint 390th) £0 £18 (joint 461st) £125 (387th)
    Members' Spouse Travel£155 (307th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£784 (joint 320th) £1,282 (200th) £877 £1,091 (260th) £715 (397th) £1,202 (joint 251st) £1,521 (166th)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,205 (345th) £3,815 (210th) £2,969 £2,693 (306th) £2,948 (270th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,159 (joint 397th) £1,345 (31st) £40 £1,537 (joint 564th) £1,497 (560th) £1,447 (566th) £1,447 (492nd)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total£147,144 (318th) £121,398 (543rd) £110,814 £118,355 (435th) £113,329 (459th) £115,087 (joint 277th) £91,629 (243rd)

    * Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,261 (182nd). Rail £36 (575th). Other: European £699 (84th).

    ** Car £3,533 (276th). Rail £159 (532nd). European £964 (43rd).