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Edward Garnier
Conservative MP for Harborough
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Edward Garnier voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
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 16)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (9 out of 13)
- Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Hunting Bill Committee (19 out of 31)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (8 out of 12)
- Land Registration Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Hunting Bill Committee (14 out of 16)
Most recent appearances
- Home Affairs (9 May 2013)
“Unsurprisingly, I rather disagree with the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper). I think that the Queen’s Speech contained some very positive and interesting aspects, not least the proposals that the Secretary of State for Justice spoke about earlier. The Queen’s Speech set out that “Legislation will be introduced to reform the way in...”
- Home Affairs (9 May 2013)
“I am glad that the Government are taking a risk, but it is not an irresponsible risk. The outcome that we are looking for is rehabilitation. The probation service should not simply be an employment system; it should be a system more widely looked at that takes prisoners and rehabilitates them so that they can re-engage in society. If the Government’s proposals work—this is not a...”
- Business of the House: Rehabilitation of Offenders (9 May 2013)
“I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement. I wrote about these proposals in a November 2007 paper called “Prisons with a Purpose”, and the previous Government should have done the very things under discussion a long time ago. May I urge my right hon. Friend to ensure that not just the big companies, but the smaller providers, such as charities and individuals, can carry...”
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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 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 73.84% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 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") 853 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 (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)1 | £9,010 (257th)2 | £8,083 (302nd)3 | £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 (341st) | £149,484 (278th) | £142,346 (231st) | £113,725 | £116,699 (466th) | £112,043 (482nd) | £108,011 (442nd) | £72,996 (567th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,973 (15th). Rail £558 (500th). Other: Mileage £110 (41st). Rail £1,285 (10th). European £316 (120th).
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 Car £6,613 (42nd). Rail £1,143 (407th). European £327 (110th).