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Derek Conway
Independent MP for Old Bexley & Sidcup
- Also represented Shrewsbury & Atcham
- Changed party from Conservative on 29 Jan 2008
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 9,920 votes. — 241st 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 Derek Conway voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Work and Pensions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Transport, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Sugar Regime, Workstep, Queen Mary's Hospital Trust, Sidcup, Hospitals: Greater London, NHS: Drugs
(based on written questions asked by Derek Conway and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Health and Social Care Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Police and Justice Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Electoral Administration Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Identity Cards Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Housing Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Chairman, School Transport Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Local Government Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Divorce (Religious Marriages) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Animal Health Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Chairman, Enterprise Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Point of Order: Members' Allowances (30 Apr 2009) has video
“It is said that politics is a vain calling—that people stand in this place and say, "Hear my views. Look at me, look at me." I suspect that all Members of the House have looked at me in great detail and I still bear the scars. It would be a vanity on my part, however, to think that the Government's proposals on the employment of staff are down to the experiences that have been well...”
- Point of Order: Members' Allowances (30 Apr 2009) has video
“I in no way question how the Standards and Privileges Committee conducted its case with me—I accepted fully what it said—but that does not prevent me, any other Member of this House or any member of the public from contrasting the different reports that the Committee produces. It found in my case that the issue hung on the level of reward. Henry, my eldest son, was paid at the...”
- Point of Order: Members' Allowances (30 Apr 2009) has video
“I am not challenging what the Committee is saying. What I am asking is that if Members are looking for guidance on what level of pay to set for their staff, should they look to the House authorities, to the Green Book or to personnel practice? The Committee's different decisions in different cases do not necessarily help to provide that guidance, but they set a precedent—that is the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 11% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Derek Conway speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 180 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 | £23,033 (184th) | £22,060 (joint 237th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,011 (92nd) | £21,177 (229th) | £23,495 | £19,251 (175th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £24,698 (72nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £73,772 (593rd) | £86,439 (228th) | £80,578 | £77,608 (71st) | £73,319 (70th) | £72,310 (joint 1st) | £54,491 (81st) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,746 (joint 537th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,584 (427th)* | £6,483 (368th)** | £4,274 | £7,426 (446th) | £8,176 (393rd) | £9,272 (361st) | £1,334 (620th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £115 | £5 (joint 470th) | £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 | £395 (546th) | £432 (joint 557th) | £347 | £972 (302nd) | £449 (541st) | £1,084 (joint 299th) | £1,835 (joint 97th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £959 (574th) | £3,116 (278th) | £1,025 | £2,706 (305th) | £1,024 (560th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,447 (joint 37th) | £1,209 (joint 97th) | £1,029 | £1,979 (joint 105th) | £1,979 (joint 98th) | £1,979 (joint 97th) | £1,979 (joint 94th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,788 (13th) | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £130,947 (530th) | £140,916 (262nd) | £132,497 | £130,849 (174th) | £131,867 (92nd) | £122,601 (109th) | £102,346 (65th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,418 (76th). Rail £141 (550th). Other: Rail £25 (175th).
** Car £3,936 (247th). Rail £239 (515th). European £2,308 (7th).