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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
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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
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 8 — Enforcement (1 Jul 2009)
“I have just a brief point. I agree entirely with what the hon. Gentleman is saying. We are establishing an important precedent that could be invoked time and time again by future Governments. We need to be chary about doing that, because it will be a declaration about the relationship that Parliament deems that it has with our external authorities.”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 8 — Enforcement (1 Jul 2009)
“Clause 8(2) relates to the recommendation of IPSA. We are all assuming that the recommendation would depend on findings of fact about improprieties in allowances claims or whatever, but nothing in subsection (2) confines IPSA's recommendation to such a finding of fact. IPSA might well decide that although there was no allowances impropriety, the Member needed to be disciplined for other...”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 7 — Investigations (1 Jul 2009)
“I just want to say a brief word about amendment 10 and new clause 11. I am a strong supporter of amendment 10, which was moved by my right hon. Friend the Member for North-West Hampshire (Sir George Young), for the reasons that were advanced by my hon. Friend the Member for South Staffordshire (Sir Patrick Cormack). It is entirely right to say that individual Members could face vexatious...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 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 2007, 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.
- 92 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Douglas Hogg speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1783 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).