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Derek Wyatt MP
- Labour MP for Sittingbourne & Sheppey
- Majority: 79 votes. — 628th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Derek Wyatt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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
Select Committee membership
- Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Child Support Agency, British Council, Businesses (Sittingbourne and Sheppey), Mobile Phones
(based on written questions asked by Derek Wyatt and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- [Robert Key in the Chair] (18 Nov 2008)
“Objection.”
- Cafcass: G20 Summit (17 Nov 2008)
“My constituents understand that doing nothing is not an option. They know what a depression is because they lived through one 18 years ago, and so they welcome intervention in the market. When my right hon. Friend chairs the G20, does he intend eventually to wrap the G8 into the G20? If the G20 is to become a financial regulator, what will happen to the IMF and the World Bank?”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 61 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee.
- 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 83% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 49 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Derek Wyatt speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 103 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Business consultancy work for KIT-digital; software company.
6. Overseas visits
5-7 December 2007, to Washington DC, as guest speaker at Family Online Safety Institute Inaugural Conference. Costs of visit paid by Family Online Safety Institute. (Registered 17 December 2007)
9-13 April 2008, to Seoul, as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Communications to see next generation technologies across computing, cameras and television. Costs of visit paid for by Samsung. (Registered 22 April 2008)
14-16 April 2008, to Qatar, to attend the 8th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade. Travel and accommodation paid for by the Government of Qatar. (Registered 22 April 2008)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Member of International Advisory Committee of Whistling Woods International, Mumbai; a film and television institute. No fees attached.
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 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 | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £19,382 (297th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,509 (joint 290th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,770 (128th) | £22,623 | £19,305 (joint 134th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,210 (joint 259th) | £18,659 (215th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £83,805 (341st) | £78,458 | £72,275 (joint 242nd) | £69,898 (joint 182nd) | £65,318 (275th) | £42,611 (454th) |
| Members' Travel | £4,157 (509th)* | £5,398 | £7,091 (461st) | £5,560 (499th) | £5,157 (522nd) | £4,961 (469th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £137 (joint 400th) | £40 (462nd) | £69 (438th) | £216 (344th) |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,156 (joint 236th) | £910 | £2,420 (78th) | £1,111 (joint 220th) | £471 (575th) | £1,828 (100th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,663 (222nd) | £2,199 | £5,841 (107th) | £4,020 (167th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,177 (joint 133rd) | £188 | £1,984 (joint 97th) | £1,984 (joint 91st) | £1,984 (joint 90th) | £1,984 (joint 88th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,838 (287th) | £131,410 | £129,955 (192nd) | £120,794 (295th) | £110,931 (376th) | £85,768 (387th) |
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- Derek Wyatt's personal website
- Biography (From The Guardian)
- Biography (From Wikipedia)
- Parliamentary career (From The Guardian)
- Election results for Sittingbourne & Sheppey (From The Guardian)
- Previous candidacies (From The Guardian)
- Contact details (From The Guardian)
- General information (From BBC News)
Nearby constituencies
- Faversham & Mid Kent (8 miles)
- Gillingham (9 miles)
- Medway (10 miles)
- Chatham & Aylesford (13 miles)
- Southend West (14 miles)
Other offices held in the past
- PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Oct 2008)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee (27 Mar 2007 to 7 Nov 2007)
- Member, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (10 Jan 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (to 11 Apr 2005)
- Member, Advisory Committee of Works of Art (to 10 Jan 2005)
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