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Edward Timpson
Conservative MP for Crewe and Nantwich

    • Entered Parliament on 23 May 2008 — Byelection

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Edward Timpson voted on key issues:

    • Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Education, Justice, Treasury, Health, Children, Schools and Families

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Revenue and Customs: Crewe, Adoption, Pupils: Epilepsy, Written Questions: Government Responses, Royal Mail: Crewe

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Written Answers — Education: Academies (21 May 2013)

    “With reference to the answer provided on 14 May, the two complaints against Brokers that were partially upheld regarded matters of conduct constituting minor procedural infractions. In both cases the complainants fully accepted and were satisfied with the conclusions of investigations. Providing further information about the nature of the complaints, and the grounds on which they were...”

    Written Answers — Education: Academies (21 May 2013)

    “The Secretary of State keeps the accountability arrangements for schools and academies under review. The Department for Education has no plans to reclassify academies as private sector bodies. Strong accountability will be at the heart of any future plans for the academies programme.”

    Written Answers — Education: Academies (21 May 2013)

    “There are 369 multi-academy trusts, within which there are 1,166 academies. This is 40% of the 2,924 open academies, and 5% of all state-funded schools.”

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    • Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 84.78% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 124 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    4. Sponsorships
    Name of donor: Timpson Ltd
    Address of donor: Timpson House, Claverton Rd, Manchester M23 9TT
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of staff (value £41,156.39) and office premises (£18,009.30 rent and rates) for 2011-12
    Date of receipt: 31 March 2011
    Date of acceptance: 31 March 2011
    Donor status: company, registration number 00675216
    (Registered 8 June 2012)
    Name of donor: Timpson Ltd
    Address of donor: Timpson House, Claverton Rd, Manchester M23 9TT
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of staff (value £39,000) and office premises (£18,500 rent and rates) for 2012-13
    Date of receipt: 31 March 2012
    Date of acceptance: 31 March 2012
    Donor status: company, registration number 00675216
    (Registered 8 June 2012)
    Address of donor: Timpson House, Claverton Rd, Roundthorn Industrial Estate, Manchester M23 9TT
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of staff (value £55,338) and office premises (rent, rates, insurance and maintenance with a value of £14,336) for 2013-14
    Date of receipt: 31 March 2013
    Date of acceptance: 31 March 2013
    Donor status: company, registration number 00675216
    (Registered 2 May 2013)
    11. Miscellaneous
    Barrister (non-practising).

    Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register

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    Other offices held in the past

    • Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (14 Oct 2008 to 11 May 2010)
    • Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (14 Oct 2008 to 11 May 2010)

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