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Cheryl Gillan
Conservative MP for Chesham & Amersham
- Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Wales (since 16 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 13,798 votes. — 129th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Cheryl Gillan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Justice, Education and Skills, Wales
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons, National Offender Management Service, Probation Service, Prisoners, Police
(based on written questions asked by Cheryl Gillan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Autism Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Prisons: Manpower (2 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average length of service in a single post of a serving prison governor is.”
- Written Answers — Olympics: Olympic Games 2012: Wales (28 Oct 2009)
“To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many contracts related to the London 2012 Olympics have been awarded to businesses and organisations in Wales; and what the total value is of those contracts.”
More of Cheryl Gillan's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 149 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 505 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
1 July 2009, received a bracelet (home-made and therefore priceless), and book of wool poems (priced at £15), after having given a speech to the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, at a London banquet, The Old Post Office, 56 Lower Way, Great Brickhill, Bucks, MK17 9AG. Hours: approx. 2/3hrs. (Registered 24 July 2009)
Fee of £75 received for completing survey for BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX. Hours: 20-30mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 26 August 2009)
Fee of £150 received for completing survey for Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY. Estimated hours: 20-30mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 21 September 2009)
Fee of £50 received for completing survey for Populus Ltd, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT. Estimated hours: 20-30mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 21 September 2009)
Fee of £75 received for completing survey for Communicate Research, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA. Estimated hours: 20-30mins. Fee donated to charity. (Registered 21 September 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
15 November 2008, my husband and I attended the England vs. Australia rugby match at Twickenham as guests of National Grid. (Registered 27 November 2008)
Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,057 (joint 171st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,898 (205th) | £20,316 (joint 191st) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,709 (263rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,956 (242nd) | £20,671 (263rd) | £28,378 | £19,314 (joint 120th) | £18,754 (306th) | £18,210 (joint 259th) | £14,106 (376th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £91,658 (132nd) | £83,982 (336th) | £74,776 | £70,336 (joint 324th) | £67,766 (338th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £48,297 (236th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,150 (522nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,186 (289th)* | £6,357 (377th)** | £4,314 | £6,342 (485th) | £4,856 (529th) | £4,975 (529th) | £4,063 (513th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £230 (joint 303rd) | £27 (joint 424th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7 (465th) | £13 (463rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £288 (joint 267th) | 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 | £815 (307th) | £1,312 (195th) | £466 | £2,005 (joint 107th) | £839 (336th) | £1,644 (132nd) | £1,536 (164th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,329 (31st) | £5,864 (112th) | £7,575 | £6,865 (80th) | £6,722 (61st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,217 (302nd) | £1,026 (joint 374th) | £0 | £1,953 (joint 184th) | £1,953 (joint 179th) | £1,953 (joint 177th) | £1,953 (joint 168th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,886 (202nd) | £141,349 (257th) | £137,143 | £127,713 (236th) | £121,206 (283rd) | £112,107 (347th) | £85,677 (390th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,384 (265th). Rail £81 (562nd). Other: Mileage £416 (16th). Rail £4,305 (2nd).
** Car £3,538 (274th). Rail £2,518 (294th). Air £301 (187th).