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Derek Wyatt
Labour MP for Sittingbourne & Sheppey
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 79 votes. — 640th 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 Wyatt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against 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
- Never 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, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Middle East: Armed Conflict, Rushenden Link Road, Correspondence, Child Support Agency, British Council
(based on written questions asked by Derek Wyatt and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Southeastern (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail on re-advertising the Southeastern trains franchise.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Southeastern: Snow and Ice (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what plans there are to compensate Southeastern trains commuters adversely affected by the number of late trains running in January.”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Green ICT Delivery Group (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the contribution of her Department's Green ICT delivery group to the Government's presentation to the Copenhagen climate change conference.”
More of Derek Wyatt's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 57 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations 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.
- 45 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Derek Wyatt speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 167 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: 1) Chinese Government
2) All-Party Parliamentary China Group
Address of donor: 1) c/o China Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London
2) House of Commons
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) hospitality; £1,166
2) air ticket; £770 (from donations previously registered)
Destination of visit: Lhasa,Tibet
Date of visit: 10-19 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to consider the question of Tibet
Name of donor: Qatar Financial Centre Authority
Address of donor: PO Box 23245, Doha, Qatar.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3208.59
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar.
Date of visit: 29 September to 2 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend FT Rethinking the Future of Finance Conference
(Registered 20 October 2009)
Name of donor: Nominet
Address of donor: Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, OX4 4DQ.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1203: this includes travel, accommodation, food and incidental expenses.
Destination of visit: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Date of visit: 14-19 November 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the United Nations Internet Governance Forum
(Registered 17 December 2009)
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £605 economy ticket
Destination of visit: New York, USA.
Date of visit: 22-25 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to speak at CITI's Annual State of Telecom Conference
(Registered 17 December 2009)
11. Miscellaneous
Member of International Advisory Committee of Whistling Woods International, Mumbai; a film and television institute. No fees attached.
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 | £23,984 (61st) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £19,382 (297th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,509 (joint 290th with 4 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,540 (144th) | £18,662 (joint 310th with 1 other) | £23,770 (128th) | £22,623 | £19,305 (joint 134th with 2 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,210 (joint 259th with 2 others) | £18,659 (215th) |
| Staffing costs | £78,058 (585th) | £91,575 (134th) | £83,805 (341st) | £78,458 | £72,275 (joint 242nd with 2 others) | £69,898 (joint 182nd with 10 others) | £65,318 (275th) | £42,611 (454th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,818 (139th) | £10,729 (86th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,460 (476th)3 | £3,912 (518th)2 | £4,157 (509th)1 | £5,398 | £7,091 (461st) | £5,560 (499th) | £5,157 (522nd) | £4,961 (469th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £81 (386th) | £0 | £0 | £137 (joint 400th with 2 others) | £40 (462nd) | £69 (438th) | £216 (344th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £9 (112th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,548 (315th) | £1,520 (90th) | £1,156 (joint 236th with 1 other) | £910 | £2,420 (78th) | £1,111 (joint 220th with 1 other) | £471 (575th) | £1,828 (100th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,444 (23rd) | £3,663 (222nd) | £2,199 | £5,841 (107th) | £4,020 (167th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,151 (joint 415th with 1 other) | £1,177 (joint 133rd with 2 others) | £188 | £1,984 (joint 97th with 4 others) | £1,984 (joint 91st with 4 others) | £1,984 (joint 90th with 4 others) | £1,984 (joint 88th with 4 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £142,415 (419th) | £156,157 (168th) | £139,838 (287th) | £131,410 | £129,955 (192nd) | £120,794 (295th) | £110,931 (376th) | £85,768 (387th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,909 (303rd). Rail £332 (514th). Other: European £671 (87th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,454 (234th). Rail £95 (561st). Other: European £911 (62nd).