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Chris Grayling
Conservative MP for Epsom and Ewell
- Minister of State (Employment), Work and Pensions (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Chris Grayling voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. 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 a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Transport, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Work and Pensions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railtrack, Railways, Smoking, Network Rail, London Underground
(based on written questions asked by Chris Grayling and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (24 out of 26)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (12 out of 15)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of 23)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 16)
- Education Bill Committee (15 out of 20)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: A Comparative Review of Workfare Programmes (2 Feb 2012)
“The report ‘A Comparative Review of Workfare Programmes in the United States, Canada and Australia’ (Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report No. 533) demonstrated that workfare schemes that have removed a requirement to continue jobsearch activity can lock claimants in, reducing their likelihood of entering sustained employment. The Department for Work and Pensions does...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Atos Healthcare (2 Feb 2012)
“Unfortunately the information requested above is not available in the format requested. The answer could be provided only in the requested format at costs that exceed the disproportionate cost limit of £800 for parliamentary questions. The data provided from the survey is collated into a Highlight Report by Atos Healthcare on a monthly basis. An overall satisfaction measurement that...”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment Schemes (2 Feb 2012)
“The specific amounts paid to individual mandatory work activity providers are commercial in confidence.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79.06% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 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") 716 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 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 | £11,342 (486th) | £15,332 (491st) | £19,618 (402nd) | £20,616 | £12,738 (533rd) | £14,051 (491st) | £19,151 (355th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,697 (138th) | £22,143 (109th) | £27,835 (45th) | £27,894 | £19,287 (joint 154th with 1 other) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,661 (214th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,800 (308th) | £89,699 (244th) | £79,507 (460th) | £76,187 | £77,356 (95th) | £75,164 (7th) | £65,581 (237th) | £55,388 (65th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,590 (271st) | £9,439 (237th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,203 (281st)1 | £9,700 (233rd)2 | £10,116 (210th)3 | £5,988 | £9,504 (350th) | £5,000 (524th) | £4,930 (532nd) | £4,230 (503rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £203 (joint 280th with 2 others) | £180 (joint 331st with 1 other) | £180 (333rd) | £0 | £121 (411th) | £113 (414th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £50 (324th) | £225 (288th) | 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 | £1,344 (590th) | £927 (249th) | £732 (joint 403rd with 1 other) | £1,032 | £902 (joint 326th with 1 other) | £801 (357th) | £1,107 (287th) | £1,230 (251st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,220 (533rd) | £2,938 (295th) | £3,613 | £2,877 (joint 283rd with 1 other) | £3,890 (173rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,163 (joint 391st with 3 others) | £1,071 (joint 298th with 2 others) | £148 | £1,903 (joint 295th with 1 other) | £1,903 (joint 291st with 1 other) | £1,903 (joint 287th with 1 other) | £1,903 (joint 269th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £9,105 (21st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,049 (14th) | £0 |
| Total | £157,333 (232nd) | £150,028 (267th) | £141,997 (241st) | £135,478 | £124,688 (293rd) | £119,721 (324th) | £119,955 (173rd) | £99,421 (100th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,023 (489th). Rail £2,801 (294th). Misc £569 (67th). Other: Mileage £1,152 (4th). Rail £2,135 (5th). Air £523 (8th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,499 (461st). Rail £2,216 (339th). Misc £469 (70th). Other: Mileage £1,209 (2nd). Rail £4,307 (1st).