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Douglas Hogg
Conservative MP for Sleaford & North Hykeham
- Also represented Grantham
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
- Majority: 12,705 votes. — 205th 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 Douglas Hogg voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Justice Committee (since 21 Apr 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, House of Commons Commission, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Local Government Finance, Railtrack, Caythorpe Court, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston (Neurology Waiting Times), Special Immigration Appeals Commission
(based on written questions asked by Douglas Hogg and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“May I ask the Leader of the House to introduce a timetable motion next week to extend the time for debate on the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill? Will she accept that one reason why Parliament is held in such low esteem is that it is correctly seen that we are not performing our function properly, especially with regard to holding the Executive to account and scrutinising...”
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“A written statement.”
- Bill Presented: Clause 45 — Meaning of "qualifying trigger" (9 Nov 2009) has video
“That is not what I was saying. I was saying that when there is a cocktail of events—in the case I cited, they included the sexual infidelity that formed the background, together with abuse and taunting of the defendant—the combination is capable of amounting to an appropriate trigger. Incidentally, that is also the view of the Law Commission, and when it took that question out to...”
More of Douglas Hogg's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 47% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1787 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,867 (199th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £20,981 (177th) | £23,317 (146th) | £21,588 | £17,130 (407th) | £18,685 (355th) | £15,674 (532nd) | £18,607 (217th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £68,822 (615th) | £61,907 (626th) | £57,684 | £48,789 (646th) | £47,531 (640th) | £43,629 (641st) | £18,112 (650th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,647 (369th)* | £6,485 (367th)** | £6,021 | £9,137 (368th) | £7,833 (403rd) | £8,510 (joint 396th) | £5,942 (427th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £49 | £0 | £110 (joint 417th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,196 (52nd) | 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 | £1,149 (joint 178th) | £1,453 (168th) | £1,339 | £1,359 (198th) | £984 (joint 259th) | £1,167 (264th) | £1,139 (283rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,841 (146th) | £4,520 (159th) | £6,302 | £4,720 (151st) | £5,352 (100th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,183 (joint 351st) | £1,117 (226th) | £1,014 | £1,963 (joint 164th) | £1,963 (joint 159th) | £1,963 (joint 157th) | £1,640 (joint 410th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £813 (45th) |
| Total | £127,902 (551st) | £120,909 (547th) | £115,631 | £104,000 (595th) | £102,791 (579th) | £90,665 (607th) | £62,120 (637th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,771 (418th). Rail £4,876 (189th).