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Desmond Swayne
Conservative MP for New Forest West
- Parliamentary Private Secretary To the Leader of the Opposition (since 16 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 17,285 votes. — 60th 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 Desmond Swayne 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 strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and 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 very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Correspondence, Territorial Army, Iraq, New Forest, Reserve Forces
(based on written questions asked by Desmond Swayne and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Local Government Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- Christmas Day (Trading) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“The questions that have been asked about the Kelly report and the answers that the Leader of the House has attempted to give are eloquent testimony to the fact that there is clearly a need for a debate on whether we need primary legislation. The fact that the exchanges have been so shambolic today indicates that the Government appear to have been caught napping.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Inbound Tourists (9 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of inbound tourists in the latest period for which figures are available.”
- Energy and Climate Change: Power Cuts (5 Nov 2009) has video
“What assessment he has made of the level of risk of power cuts over the next 10 years resulting from shortages in electricity-generating capacity.”
More of Desmond Swayne's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 34 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (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 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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.
- 63 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Desmond Swayne speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 443 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Lewis Charles Sofia Property Fund Limited (Bachmann Fund Administration Limited, Frances House, Sir William Place, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 4HQ); company acquires, develops and sells property in Bulgaria. Duties performed include: attendance at board meetings, review of strategic options, review of investment managers reports, and decisions; review of financial reporting; review of compliance officer's reports; review of corporate governance policy and procedures; reviewing agreements and schedules.
14 July 2009, received payment of £3,000. Payment covers the period 1st April to 30th June 2009. Estimated hours: 50hrs. (Registered 4 August 2009)
21 September 2009, received payment of £2,268.49. Payment covers the period 1st July to 8th September 2009. Estimated hours: 25hrs. (Registered 23 September 2009)
Resigned as director on 8th September 2009.
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Major, Territorial Army.
1 October 2009, received a payment of £1027.91 from the Army Pay Office for 10 days' service in September. Address: Brown Street, Glasgow. (Registered 31 October 2009)
4. Sponsorships
Name of donor: Christian Action Research and Education (CARE)
Address of donor: 53 Romney Street, London, SW1P 3RF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The provision of the services of a research assistant free for two days per week from September 2009-July 2010. Value: £5500
Date of receipt: 14 September 2009
Date of acceptance: 14 September 2009
Donor status: Charity
(Registered 29 September 2009)
8. Land and Property
Residential leasehold flats in West London, for which rent is received. (Registered 19 August 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 | £15,957 (477th) | £20,923 (354th) | £16,632 | £19,695 (joint 320th) | £17,134 (410th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £14,960 (360th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £7,322 (623rd) | £8,601 (629th) | £11,407 | £15,445 (475th) | £18,668 (joint 361st) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £19,853 (170th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £64,144 (627th) | £56,378 (638th) | £58,953 | £72,128 (252nd) | £71,679 (joint 135th) | £70,399 (72nd) | £44,021 (399th) |
| Communications Allowance | £173 (598th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,461 (536th)* | £2,910 (559th)** | £2,926 | £6,340 (486th) | £5,786 (491st) | £9,185 (365th) | £9,669 (234th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £406 (295th) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £418 (joint 229th) | 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 | £412 (539th) | £395 (575th) | £157 | £501 (501st) | £434 (joint 550th) | £629 (506th) | £664 (joint 480th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,607 (joint 442nd) | £1,440 (514th) | £447 | £1,767 (442nd) | £1,896 (433rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,259 (joint 247th) | £1,090 (joint 258th) | £0 | £1,898 (joint 305th) | £1,898 (joint 300th) | £1,898 (joint 295th) | £1,898 (joint 278th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £94,753 (637th) | £91,737 (642nd) | £90,522 | £118,180 (438th) | £117,495 (365th) | £120,067 (169th) | £91,065 (265th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,372 (480th). Rail £2,089 (345th).