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Francis Maude
Conservative MP for Horsham
- Also represented North Warwickshire
- Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office (Also Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), Cabinet Office (since 27 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 12,627 votes. — 220th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Francis Maude voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Duchy of Lancaster, Treasury, Health, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Trade Unions, Departmental Manpower, Political Parties: Finance, Economic and Monetary Union, Departmental Aviation
(based on written questions asked by Francis Maude and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation): Clause 7 — Minimum requirements for civil service and diplomatic service codes (3 Nov 2009)
“I beg to move amendment 50, page 4, line 29, at end insert 'with a fiduciary responsibility to spend taxpayers' money responsibly.'. The civil service code and its entrenchment in statute is the central part of the civil service portion of the Bill. It is extremely important; we strongly support it. In a way, clause 7, which sets out some minimum requirements for that code, is the heart of...”
- Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation): Clause 7 — Minimum requirements for civil service and diplomatic service codes (3 Nov 2009)
“There is no harm in making that designation more explicit, and giving it some teeth by entrenching it in statute. There is, of course, already a provision enabling a permanent secretary who feels that he or she is being required to do something that is not in the interests of the taxpayer to put in writing to the Secretary of State a request that he or she—the permanent...”
- Onshore Wind Turbines (Proximity of Habitation): Clause 7 — Minimum requirements for civil service and diplomatic service codes (3 Nov 2009)
“I have listened to the comments of the Minister and others. We think that this duty is an important part of the obligations on civil servants and that a statement of that would give additional protection to civil servants, but there are other ways of addressing the issue and we should look into them further. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn....”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 700 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 42% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 676 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £5,519 | £7,050 (592nd) | £16,098 (433rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,008 (351st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,950 (297th) | £19,789 (joint 386th) | £19,954 | £19,324 (joint 89th) | £18,761 (joint 295th) | £16,820 (489th) | £7,917 (578th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £87,784 (324th) | £74,735 (561st) | £67,605 | £73,437 (211th) | £71,593 (142nd) | £68,815 (131st) | £55,818 (58th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,859 (338th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,588 (319th)* | £3,061 (554th)** | £1,588 | £4,004 (567th) | £4,287 (546th) | £3,757 (570th) | £2,946 (567th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £78 (joint 414th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £72 (336th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £23 (110th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £554 (460th) | £665 (432nd) | £566 | £320 (joint 585th) | £556 (joint 481st) | £1,539 (joint 157th) | £251 (625th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,378 (496th) | £999 (583rd) | £1,723 | £621 (618th) | £876 (582nd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,111 (joint 476th) | £975 (452nd) | £0 | £1,940 (joint 220th) | £1,940 (joint 216th) | £1,940 (joint 213th) | £1,940 (joint 203rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,170 (80th) | £1,838 (49th) | £0 | £7,021 (6th) |
| Total | £148,402 (300th) | £122,334 (533rd) | £96,955 | £107,866 (570th) | £115,949 (394th) | £112,593 (335th) | £90,979 (267th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,854 (403rd). Rail £1,971 (355th). Misc £254 (108th). Other: Rail £3,509 (3rd).