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Dominic Grieve
Conservative MP for Beaconsfield
- Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Justice (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 15,253 votes. — 76th 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 Dominic Grieve voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately 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, Justice, Constitutional Affairs, Solicitor-General, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Human Trafficking, Written Questions: Government Responses, Departmental Procurement, Fines, Departmental Manpower
(based on written questions asked by Dominic Grieve and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (28 out of n/a)
- Sexual Offences Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Football (Disorder) (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (38 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009)
“I am grateful to all the hon. Members who have participated in the debate and to the Secretary of State for the way in which he has responded, but I remain of the view that our amendment is useful. I hate to think that if we did not press it to the vote, I would regret it at a later date in the realisation that it would have helped in the interpretation of a difficult clause. I therefore wish...”
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009)
“I am grateful to the Secretary of State for having put on the record so clearly the issues surrounding the protocol and the protections that he intends to put in the Bill, but he may agree that amendment (a) does no harm. Its merit is that it focuses on the issue of the suspension of the coroner's inquiry. For that reason, I again press him to agree that there is a really good reason for...”
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009)
“Again, my hon. Friend has made a good point. One of the deficiencies of the system that the Government have decided to adopt—although at this late stage, it is the best that we shall get—is that the nature of the communications that would take place between the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice is not clear. Lord Bach tried to set out something of the procedure, but it is...”
More of Dominic Grieve's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 691 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 high 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 17 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
- 77 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Dominic Grieve speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1126 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £18,668 (424th) | £16,885 (464th) | £15,665 | £16,940 (434th) | £13,815 (496th) | £16,205 (490th) | £13,050 (joint 483rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,582 (125th) | £19,701 (395th) | £15,218 | £18,017 (356th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,641 (431st) | £7,135 (589th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £80,741 (523rd) | £76,808 (527th) | £84,341 | £72,326 (239th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £69,212 (joint 77th) | £56,777 (42nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,228 (577th)* | £2,768 (joint 563rd)** | £1,747 | £2,009 (619th) | £1,063 (634th) | £3,107 (588th) | £756 (joint 634th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £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 | £946 (245th) | £767 (382nd) | £598 | £1,017 (282nd) | £870 (320th) | £433 (joint 586th) | £753 (428th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,792 (261st) | £1,423 (519th) | £1,209 | £1,734 (450th) | £2,585 (320th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,386 (78th) | £1,457 (17th) | £338 | £1,814 (joint 441st) | £1,814 (joint 435th) | £1,476 (551st) | £1,476 (478th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £825 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £128,343 (546th) | £119,809 (556th) | £119,941 | £113,857 (505th) | £110,719 (502nd) | £108,074 (441st) | £79,947 (488th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £335 (572nd). Rail £1,624 (375th). Other: Rail £269 (72nd).
** Car £1,088 (528th). Rail £501 (475th). Air £251 (198th). Other £928 (25th).