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Douglas Carswell
Conservative MP for Clacton
- Also represented Harwich
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Douglas Carswell voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Home Department, Treasury, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Foreign Relations, Defence: Procurement, Afghanistan: Peace Keeping Operations, Non-Governmental Organisations: Finance, Lynx Helicopters: Procurement
(based on written questions asked by Douglas Carswell and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Police and Justice Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Register of Lobbyists (7 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent progress he has made on his plans to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Public Spending (30 Jan 2012)
“What steps his Department has taken to increase transparency in (a) local government and (b) departmental spending.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Public Spending (30 Jan 2012)
“Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating and applauding Tendring district council, which has decided not only to publish items over £500, but to publish all items of expenditure every month? This has created a climate of thrift that has allowed it to cut council tax. Will he ensure that Whitehall Departments, agencies and quangos take similar steps?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75.53% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 71 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £18,953 (423rd) | £10,869 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £16,040 (394th) | £21,290 (153rd) | £21,940 (188th) | £19,270 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £98,355 (221st) | £84,770 (421st) | £85,598 (273rd) | £81,320 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £13,882 (37th) | £13,204 (38th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,852 (339th)1 | £6,202 (387th)2 | £6,974 (joint 342nd with 1 other)3 | £7,528 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £126 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £92 (381st) | £165 (341st) | £1,213 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,314 (228th) | £570 (448th) | £761 (385th) | £490 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,871 (251st) | £3,218 (262nd) | £2,598 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,296 (joint 190th with 3 others) | £1,196 (121st) | £892 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £163,575 (148th) | £153,378 (209th) | £138,805 (304th) | £124,180 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,506 (439th). Rail £5,346 (167th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,253 (492nd). Rail £4,456 (214th). Other: European £493 (107th).
3 Car £480 (567th). Rail £3,084 (260th). Other £3,410 (7th).