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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 ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. 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 more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. 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 moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 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 automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. 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: Disability Living Allowance (17 May 2012)
“The first direct mail letters were issued on 4 May 2012 and will continue to be issued to potentially affected claimants up to 22 May 2012. During this period around 2,600 claimants with children in receipt of DLA will be sent a letter.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Employment Schemes: Young People (17 May 2012)
“Individuals cannot change their Work Programme prime provider. However, in the example cited, the young person's prime provider would be free to engage with the employer concerned to discuss payment of a wage incentive under the Youth Contract.”
- Written Answers — Work and Pensions: European Social Fund (17 May 2012)
“The 2007-13 England European Social Fund programme achieved its expenditure targets in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and no funding was decommitted by the European Commission.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — 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 79.56% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 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") 747 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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).