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Crispin Blunt
Conservative MP for Reigate
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Prisons and Probation), Justice (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Crispin Blunt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. 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 equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Trade and Industry, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Data Protection, Departmental Lost Property, Departmental Manpower, Middle East, Saville Inquiry
(based on written questions asked by Crispin Blunt and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Health Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Company Law Reform Bill Committee (21 out of 22)
- Drugs Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Dangerous Driving: Convictions (9 Feb 2012)
“The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not the specific circumstances of each case. It is not possible to identify from this centrally held information...”
- Written Answers — Justice: Drugs: Convictions (9 Feb 2012)
“The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts for cannabis possession in England and the Kent police force area, from 2006 to 2010 (latest available) can be viewed in the table. Charging data are not collated centrally by the Ministry of Justice therefore proceedings data have been provided in lieu. Court proceedings data are not available centrally at parliamentary...”
- Written Answers — Justice: National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders: Finance (9 Feb 2012)
“The following table provides details of payments made to Nacro and its related organisation in each of the last five financial years recorded in our central financial system. Payments are made to Nacro from the National Offender Management Service, and the non-departmental public bodies expenditure relates to payments made by the Youth Justice Board. £ Payments to Nacro ...”
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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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 85.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well 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 18–19 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") 572 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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 – 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 | £23,977 (63rd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,109 (joint 185th with 2 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £17,492 (394th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,764 (382nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,380 (489th) | £19,347 (271st) | £20,157 (352nd) | £14,310 | £15,906 (453rd) | £14,534 (576th) | £18,036 (359th) | £8,163 (567th) |
| Staffing costs | £101,829 (107th) | £90,703 (170th) | £87,363 (151st) | £81,972 | £76,425 (113th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £58,126 (29th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,473 (560th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,915 (547th)1 | £3,070 (548th)2 | £4,026 (519th)3 | £3,844 | £4,534 (551st) | £3,444 (576th) | £9,363 (355th) | £5,061 (464th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £217 (271st) | £32 (421st) | £11 (joint 434th with 1 other) | £109 | £0 | £18 (472nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £12 (340th) | £21 (356th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £119 (73rd) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,667 (305th) | £670 (joint 376th with 1 other) | £376 (joint 581st with 1 other) | £1,447 | £825 (joint 349th with 1 other) | £1,259 (164th) | £1,126 (277th) | £731 (joint 436th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,434 (308th) | £1,895 (431st) | £2,680 | £1,664 (464th) | £3,184 (242nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,303 (180th) | £1,134 (195th) | £944 | £1,921 (joint 266th with 1 other) | £1,921 (joint 262nd with 1 other) | £1,921 (joint 256th with 2 others) | £1,921 (joint 242nd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £147,587 (355th) | £140,663 (409th) | £137,071 (338th) | £126,940 | £122,177 (358th) | £113,625 (452nd) | £119,380 (180th) | £88,766 (327th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,456 (320th). Rail £427 (510th). Misc £15 (239th). Other: Rail £17 (159th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,446 (349th). Rail £613 (481st). Misc £11 (249th).