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Christopher Fraser

Conservative MP for South West Norfolk

  • Also represented Mid Dorset & North Poole

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  • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
  • Majority: 10,086 votes. — 314th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Christopher Fraser voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 13 Jan 2009)
  • Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Home Department, Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Cancer Treatment, Departments: Postal Services, Police, Prostate Cancer, Legal Aid

(based on written questions asked by Christopher Fraser and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

“Will the Minister give way?”

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

“I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I know that my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr. Bone) wants to pick up on the point that she just made, but I am picking up on an earlier point about health inequalities. Does she recognise that there are great inequalities across the country in relation to prostate cancer—an issue that I have raised with her before? Research...”

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — Health Inequalities (12 Nov 2009)

“I am listening to my hon. Friend carefully and listened to the other contributions while I was in my office. Does he agree that there is an obligation on supermarkets and food retailers to be more explicit about issues of obesity on the labelling of products that they sell, so that people have a proper idea of what they are eating and the consequences of doing so?”

More of Christopher Fraser's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 62% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 85 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Christopher Fraser speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 128 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Management consultant.
3. Clients
Cash Converters, Financial Services, 15 Gentlemens Field, Westmill Road, Ware, Hertfordshire. (£25,001-£30,000)
£2.500 plus VAT received. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 26 August 2009)
£2,500 plus VAT received. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 30 September 2009)
£2,500 plus VAT received. Hours: 2 days. (Registered 3 November 2009)
8. Land and Property
Property in London and farm land and property in Dorset from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Protean Design; a concept and product design company.

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£23,022 (187th) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,634        
London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
Incidental Expenses Provision£14,217 (486th) £20,440 (joint 292nd) £22,147        
Staffing Allowance£91,412 (138th) £79,733 (454th) £60,318        
Communications Allowance£10,459 (97th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£9,150 (255th)* £8,913 (276th)** £6,287        
Members' Staff Travel£198 (326th) £0 £0        
Members' Spouse Travel£1,792 (71st) 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£586 (442nd) £774 (joint 380th) £691        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,896 (387th) £2,486 (341st) £1,981 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,090 (joint 500th) £1,025 (joint 376th) £878        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
Total£153,822 (204th) £135,481 (373rd) £113,936        

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,618 (14th). Rail £497 (491st). Misc £226 (115th). Other: Mileage £350 (19th). Rail £70 (134th). Air £305 (22nd). European £84 (136th).

** Car £7,722 (17th). Rail £1,191 (402nd).