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Edward Timpson
Conservative MP for Crewe & Nantwich
- Entered Parliament on 23 May 2008 — Byelection
- Majority: 7,860 votes. — 302nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Edward Timpson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 14 Oct 2008)
- Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (since 14 Oct 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Justice, Home Department, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Revenue and Customs: Crewe, Royal Mail: Crewe, Court Orders: Compensation, Revenue and Customs: Closures, Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004
(based on written questions asked by Edward Timpson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr. Jim Hood in the Chair] — Railways (North of England) (1 Jul 2009)
“Does the Minister accept that one part of the north-west that has not been a success story over the past 11 years is the state of Crewe railway station and the lack of investment there? None of the £35 billion set aside by Network Rail over the next five years is going to that station. Will he look at the state of Crewe station and ensure that investment is made in that important part of...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009)
“In his statement, the Secretary of State talked about gifted and talented pupils and the support that they will be given as a result of this White Paper. Can he tell us the current state of the gifted and talented programme that the Government brought in?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 43 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Edward Timpson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 26 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register