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Edward Garnier
Conservative MP for Harborough
- Shadow Attorney General, Justice (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 3,892 votes. — 506th 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 Edward Garnier 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 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Justice, Home Department, Solicitor-General, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons, Prisoners Release, Offenders, Prisoners, Prison Accommodation
(based on written questions asked by Edward Garnier and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (3 Feb 2010) has video
“If what the Prime Minister told us a moment ago about defence spending was correct, why on earth did defence chiefs threaten to resign because of his proposed defence cuts, as General Walker told Chilcot this week?”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Criminal Justice and Policing: Devolution (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent assessment he has made of progress in the devolution of criminal justice and policing to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Departmental Fines (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what powers (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies has to impose administrative penalties; what the statutory basis is for each such powers; and how much (i) his Department and its predecessors and (ii) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies has recovered...”
More of Edward Garnier's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 243 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 68% of votes in 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 19–20 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") 775 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,080 (joint 150th with 1 other) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £20,245 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,717 (253rd) | £15,761 (228th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,797 (541st) | £15,648 (446th) | £21,787 (195th) | £19,564 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £17,837 (478th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £11,780 (473rd) |
| Staffing costs | £96,242 (298th) | £91,243 (144th) | £85,925 (262nd) | £61,269 | £53,660 (634th) | £52,842 (633rd) | £51,557 (615th) | £31,665 (618th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,109 (503rd) | £6,305 (402nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,242 (234th)3 | £9,010 (257th)2 | £8,083 (302nd)1 | £9,533 | £15,883 (116th) | £12,920 (213th) | £14,559 (joint 157th with 1 other) | £10,808 (176th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £99 (343rd) | £0 | £960 (134th) | £80 | £0 | £1,010 (joint 162nd with 1 other) | £979 (172nd) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £526 (193rd) | £615 (joint 189th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £88 (86th) | £213 (67th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,787 (404th) | £399 (544th) | £617 (462nd) | £640 | £877 (333rd) | £902 (301st) | £996 (336th) | £1,013 (joint 325th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,963 (378th) | £2,038 (joint 408th with 1 other) | £2,257 | £4,083 (187th) | £4,230 (150th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,008 (joint 569th with 2 others) | £826 (595th) | £137 | £1,969 (133rd) | £1,969 (126th) | £1,969 (125th) | £1,969 (120th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,897 (340th) | £149,484 (278th) | £142,346 (231st) | £113,725 | £116,699 (466th) | £112,043 (482nd) | £108,011 (442nd) | £72,996 (567th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,931 (24th). Rail £783 (460th). Misc £102 (158th). Other: Mileage £138 (42nd). Rail £275 (69th). European £781 (70th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,973 (15th). Rail £558 (500th). Other: Mileage £110 (41st). Rail £1,285 (10th). European £316 (120th).
1 Car £6,613 (42nd). Rail £1,143 (407th). European £327 (110th).