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Eric Pickles
Conservative MP for Brentwood and Ongar
- Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government (since 12 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 Eric Pickles voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Treasury, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Valuation Office Agency, Home Information Packs, Council Tax, Local Government Finance, Valuation Office
(based on written questions asked by Eric Pickles and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance (17 May 2012)
“Today, I am publishing a series of documents which underpin the policy behind the Local Government Finance Bill. The current flawed system of Government handouts to local authorities encourages a begging bowl mentality, with each council vying to be more deprived than its neighbour. Our reforms will allow councils to stand tall, and reward them for supporting local jobs and local firms. All...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Planning Reform (30 Apr 2012)
“Our planning reforms have simplified the system and put power into the hands of local communities to deliver the growth they need. Thanks to the excellent work of the Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark), who has responsibility for planning, our reforms arrive at a balance between economic...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 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 72.99% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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 16–17 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") 545 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 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 | £4,496 (565th) | £13,689 (512th) | £16,197 (485th) | £13,636 | £12,776 (531st) | £11,161 (550th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £10,070 (578th) | £16,579 (414th) | £13,118 (578th) | £13,796 | £15,626 (463rd) | £18,723 (joint 328th with 1 other) | £17,749 (419th) | £14,602 (365th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,097 (410th) | £88,892 (278th) | £91,962 (43rd) | £83,346 | £77,897 (65th) | £69,943 (181st) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £46,292 (302nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,863 (101st) | £9,944 (joint 153rd with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,556 (523rd)1 | £4,502 (joint 496th with 1 other)2 | £2,739 (565th)3 | £2,612 | £5,146 (533rd) | £4,236 (548th) | £4,097 (558th) | £4,508 (490th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,227 (167th) | £496 (joint 493rd with 1 other) | £560 (505th) | £889 | £1,198 (236th) | £202 (624th) | £93 (646th) | £955 (350th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £581 (606th) | £1,963 (419th) | £3,000 | £2,959 (273rd) | £60 (650th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,146 (joint 423rd with 1 other) | £957 (joint 478th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,991 (joint 84th with 2 others) | £1,991 (joint 78th with 2 others) | £1,991 (joint 77th with 2 others) | £1,991 (joint 75th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £127,307 (560th) | £135,829 (465th) | £127,496 (488th) | £117,279 | £117,593 (449th) | £106,316 (553rd) | £112,864 (330th) | £86,357 (376th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,285 (342nd). Other: Rail £1,271 (13th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,451 (347th). Rail £1,189 (411th). Other: Rail £862 (25th).