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Edward Garnier
Conservative MP for Harborough
- Solicitor General (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Edward Garnier voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. 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 equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never 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)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Rape (7 Feb 2012)
“I have regular discussions with the Director of Public Prosecutions on a range of criminal matters, including rape. The DPP, the Attorney-General and I take our duties in regard to rape prosecutions extremely seriously. The hon. Lady met the DPP in April last year to discuss rape prosecutions, and he wrote to her on 6 May setting out what the CPS is doing to improve the effectiveness of rape...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Rape (7 Feb 2012)
“Of course we will. I am already a member of the inter-ministerial group on violence against women and girls, and as I indicated a moment ago I take my responsibilities with regard to the prosecution of rape cases extremely seriously. I have personally appeared in a number of applications to the Court of Appeal, dealing with unduly lenient sentences passed in relation to rape victims. We want...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General: Rape (7 Feb 2012)
“I do not know—I have no empirical evidence that I can deploy this afternoon—but clearly there is an absence, often in such cases, of evidence that has reached the state in which it can be taken to court. My hon. Friend will know from his practice at the Bar that it is essential that we have adducible evidence to put before the court. Without evidence, we cannot prosecute.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.57% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 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") 805 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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)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).