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Chris Grayling
Conservative MP for Epsom & Ewell
- Shadow Home Secretary, Home Affairs (since 19 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 16,447 votes. — 91st out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Chris Grayling voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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: Health, Transport, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Home Department, 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)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Education Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Student Visas (Fraud) (8 Feb 2010)
“Back in November, the Minister said: "We have clamped down on student visas now and we have a much better system." What has changed since then?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Student Visas (Fraud) (8 Feb 2010)
“Three months ago the Minister said that "we have a much better system." There will obviously be a suspicion that the Government are simply delivering pre-election rhetoric in an area where there are widespread concerns. Let me test the Minister on the substance of the proposals. Yesterday he announced that people on student visas will now be allowed to work only 10 hours a week, not 20. Can...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Immigration System (Tier 4) (8 Feb 2010)
“I am glad that the Minister has now worked out what he actually did announce yesterday. Let me probe him on that, therefore. The reality is that these announcements will only have any value if they are enforceable, so can he answer this question: how many students have been prosecuted for working more than the current 20-hour-a-week limit?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 472 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 50% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well 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.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Chris Grayling speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 506 times in debates — 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)3 | £9,700 (233rd)2 | £10,116 (210th)1 | £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 (229th) | £150,028 (267th) | £141,997 (241st) | £135,478 | £124,688 (293rd) | £119,721 (324th) | £119,955 (173rd) | £99,421 (100th) |
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).
3 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).