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Charles Hendry
Conservative MP for Wealden
- Also represented High Peak
- Minister of State (Renewable Energy), Energy and Climate Change (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Charles Hendry voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. 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 a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Energy and Climate Change, Education and Skills, Trade and Industry, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Connexions, Departmental Websites, Renewable Energy, Training Courses, Postal Services
(based on written questions asked by Charles Hendry and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Energy Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Energy Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Energy Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Export Control Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
- Employment Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (16 out of 19)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Electricity (9 Feb 2012)
“A recent report by Arup consultants(1), contained current and projected levelised costs for onshore wind and offshore wind, reproduced in the following table. Levelised costs of wind technologies £/MWh Financial close 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Onshore >5MW Low 75 72 71 69 68 Medium 91 88 86 84 82 ...”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Fossil Fuels: Exploration (9 Feb 2012)
“My officials are in involved in a regular dialogue with all of the UK environment agencies, and other key UK regulators, on issues relating to unconventional gas exploration and hydraulic fracturing. Among other things, such discussions have included the chemicals used or proposed for use in Cuadrilla's hydraulic fracturing operations.”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Natural Gas (9 Feb 2012)
“Emissions from shale gas extraction processes will be determined by the design and conditions of a particular development and no development has been proposed for the UK. Provided that good practice is adhered to, particularly in the control of fugitive emissions of methane, we consider that shale gas should have a carbon footprint of the same order as natural gas from conventional onshore...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72.67% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 530 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £20,623 (255th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,282 (joint 206th with 2 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 | £22,403 (104th) | £23,703 (72nd) | £21,816 (191st) | £19,082 | £16,532 (429th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £23,817 (88th) |
| Staffing costs | £99,943 (171st) | £81,821 (499th) | £85,320 (284th) | £82,324 | £80,215 (43rd) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £69,889 (74th) | £47,313 (267th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,500 (559th) | £9,721 (202nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,036 (332nd)1 | £5,596 (426th)2 | £6,535 (363rd)3 | £3,316 | £7,162 (457th) | £6,781 (452nd) | £9,281 (359th) | £4,117 (510th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £14 (joint 415th with 1 other) | £0 | £16 (joint 430th with 1 other) | £30 | £48 (joint 446th with 1 other) | £35 (joint 463rd with 1 other) | £51 (joint 445th with 1 other) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £489 (201st) | £376 (240th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £15 (joint 115th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,750 (546th) | £718 (354th) | £625 (460th) | £643 | £641 (434th) | £957 (275th) | £388 (596th) | £1,045 (joint 310th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,327 (322nd) | £1,303 (537th) | £932 | £1,952 (412th) | £2,392 (340th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,039 (joint 547th with 3 others) | £930 (joint 523rd with 22 others) | £930 | £1,580 (547th) | £1,580 (534th) | £1,580 (507th) | £1,022 (557th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,758 (281st) | £148,399 (301st) | £138,655 (308th) | £128,891 | £129,032 (211th) | £125,811 (188th) | £119,145 (189th) | £95,323 (163rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,335 (333rd). Rail £1,587 (394th). Misc £378 (94th). Other: Mileage £68 (65th). Rail £1,278 (11th). Air £279 (22nd). European £1,111 (46th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,499 (340th). Rail £772 (462nd). Misc £341 (89th). Other: Mileage £248 (27th). Rail £1,157 (16th). Air £579 (8th).
3 Car £2,697 (346th). Rail £2,082 (326th). Air £328 (178th). European £1,428 (20th).