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Damian Green
Conservative MP for Ashford
- - Shadow Minister (Immigration), Home Affairs (since 27 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 13,298 votes. — 171st out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Damian Green voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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: Home Department, Education and Skills, Transport, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Asylum/Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration Controls, Asylum, English Language
(based on written questions asked by Damian Green and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Manpower (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of his Department's presenting officers were appointed (a) in 2007, (b) in 2008 and (c) between 1 January and 31 October 2009.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Deportation (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of immigration removals were made successfully at the (a) first and (b) second attempt in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: UK Border Agency (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many raids were conducted in each region by UK Border Agency officials in 2008.”
More of Damian Green's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 296 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 58 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Damian Green speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 492 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
South East Water (non-executive). Address: Rocfort Road, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5AH. Company provides drinking water to Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Surrey. Attend meeting and offer advice.
July 2009, received a payment of £2083.33. Hours: 14 hrs. (Registered 30 July 2009)
August 2009, received a payment of £2083.33. Hours: 14hrs. (Registered 1 September 2009)
September 2009, received payment of £2083.33. Hours: 14hrs. (Registered 1 October 2009)
6. Overseas visits
14-17 September 2008, to Armenia, as Vice-Chairman of the John Smith Memorial Trust. Travel and accommodation provided by the John Smith Memorial Trust. (Registered 24 September 2008)
6-8 May 2009, to Italy, to attend Transatlantic Council on Migration at Bellagio. Travel and accommodation paid by Transatlantic Council on Migration. (Registered 14 May 2009)
Name of donor: John Smith Memorial Trust
Address of donor: 3rd Floor, Tulip House, 70 Borough High Street, London SE1 1XF.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1563.50
Destination of visit: Azerbaijan
Date of visit: 14-17 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to promote the work of the John Smith Memorial Trust, encourage applications for the 2010 Fellowship Programme, and meet with Fellows.
(Registered 1 October 2009)
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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,350 (joint 273rd) | £21,365 (317th) | £19,463 | £20,561 (270th) | £19,953 (258th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,736 (247th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,512 (582nd) | £19,323 (413th) | £19,151 | £18,361 (331st) | £18,669 (joint 358th) | £18,200 (joint 267th) | £13,784 (388th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £84,955 (415th) | £83,781 (343rd) | £80,844 | £74,146 (182nd) | £71,563 (146th) | £66,446 (172nd) | £45,993 (324th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,536 (357th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,533 (434th)* | £4,073 (515th)** | £3,387 | £6,778 (471st) | £6,432 (466th) | £7,135 (450th) | £4,412 (493rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £18 | £17 (joint 462nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £275 (598th) | £409 (568th) | £248 | £242 (619th) | £349 (580th) | £275 (joint 620th) | £763 (422nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £694 (596th) | £1,258 (545th) | £644 | £984 (576th) | £287 (640th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,111 (joint 476th) | £1,005 (422nd) | £101 | £1,831 (joint 424th) | £1,831 (joint 417th) | £1,730 (464th) | £1,730 (397th) |
| Other Costs | £7,980 (16th) | £4,719 (26th) | £8,002 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,979 (19th) |
| Total | £140,946 (405th) | £135,933 (362nd) | £131,858 | £122,920 (333rd) | £119,084 (335th) | £113,508 (315th) | £85,397 (395th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,446 (257th). Rail £311 (517th). Other: Rail £622 (31st). European £1,154 (44th).