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Cheryl Gillan
Conservative MP for Chesham and Amersham
- Secretary of State, Wales (since 12 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
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Cheryl Gillan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. 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 a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Justice, Wales, Treasury
- 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 3)
- Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (20 out of 23)
- Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Animal Health Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — Wales: Government's Legislative Programme 2012-13 (Wales) (10 May 2012)
“The Government’s legislative programme for the Second Session of Parliament was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 9 May. The programme contains a wide range of measures that will apply to Wales, either in full or in part. The Government are committed to working with the Welsh Government to secure agreement to any provisions that require the consent of the National Assembly for...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Foreign Business Investment (25 Apr 2012)
“I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues and others on marketing Wales as a destination for foreign business investment. The recent Select Committee on Welsh Affairs report on inward investment in Wales highlighted a number of important issues, and we are committed to closer joint working with the Welsh Government to deliver more inward investment to Wales.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales: Foreign Business Investment (25 Apr 2012)
“As the Welsh Affairs Committee has made clear in the inquiry into foreign direct investment, co-operation between both Governments is considered essential to marketing Wales and for potential investors. However, as economic development is devolved and led by the Labour Government in Wales, I share my hon. Friend’s disappointment that the Business Minister did not give evidence to the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well 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 70.62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 578 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £22,452 (168th) | £23,057 (joint 171st with 1 other) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,898 (205th) | £20,316 (joint 191st with 1 other) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,709 (263rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,578 (99th) | £19,956 (242nd) | £20,671 (263rd) | £28,378 | £19,314 (joint 120th with 2 others) | £18,754 (306th) | £18,210 (joint 259th with 2 others) | £14,106 (376th) |
| Staffing costs | £94,904 (337th) | £91,658 (132nd) | £83,982 (336th) | £74,776 | £70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others) | £67,766 (338th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £48,297 (236th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,640 (461st) | £3,150 (522nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,728 (306th)1 | £8,186 (289th)2 | £6,357 (377th)3 | £4,314 | £6,342 (485th) | £4,856 (529th) | £4,975 (529th) | £4,063 (513th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £230 (joint 303rd with 2 others) | £27 (joint 424th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7 (465th) | £13 (463rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £288 (joint 267th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,230 (106th) | £815 (307th) | £1,312 (195th) | £466 | £2,005 (joint 107th with 1 other) | £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 with 1 other) | £0 | £1,953 (joint 184th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 179th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 177th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 168th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £159,533 (201st) | £153,886 (202nd) | £141,349 (257th) | £137,143 | £127,713 (236th) | £121,206 (283rd) | £112,107 (347th) | £85,677 (390th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,520 (221st). Rail £1,077 (446th). Other: Mileage £864 (9th). Rail £2,267 (4th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,384 (265th). Rail £81 (562nd). Other: Mileage £416 (16th). Rail £4,305 (2nd).
3 Car £3,538 (274th). Rail £2,518 (294th). Air £301 (187th).