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Gary Streeter
Conservative MP for South West Devon

  • Also represented Plymouth, Sutton
  • Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Gary Streeter voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Defence, Transport

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): North Korea, Drugs Strategy, Craig Murray, People Trafficking, Maldives

(based on written questions asked by Gary Streeter and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: UN Relief and Works Agency (1 Feb 2012)

“May I particularly welcome the extra funding recently announced for the 400,000-plus refugees in Lebanon to help fund health care and education for thousands of children? Does my right hon. Friend agree that although this assistance is welcome in the short term, it is no substitute for the long-term peace settlement necessary to enable these 5 million refugees to go home and get on with their...”

Self-Employment (24 Jan 2012)

“Marcus Jones, you have three minutes.”

Self-Employment (24 Jan 2012)

“George Hollingbery followed by Marcus Jones. Mr Jones will be the last speaker.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 70.22% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 431 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments from Ipsos MORI 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY for completing surveys:
£150 for completing survey. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 10 January 2011)
£150 for completing survey. (Registered 27 July 2011)
ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
Received £75 for taking part in an MP panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 25 October 2010)
Received £75 for taking part in parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 January 2011)
Received £75 for taking part in February-March parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 March 2011)
Received £75 for taking part in March/April 2011 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 6 May 2011)
Received £75 for taking part in May 2011 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 9 June 2011)
Received £75 for taking part in June 2011 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 13 July 2011)
Received £75 for taking part in July 2011 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 16 August 2011)
Received £75 for taking part in November 2011 parliamentary panel survey. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 12 December 2011)
Payment of £75 from Populus, 10 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0AT, for opinion research. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 29 March 2011)
4. Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
(b) Address of donor: 53 Romney Street, London SW1P 3RF
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: provision of a volunteer intern research; value £5,500
(b) Date of receipt: 11 October 2010
(b) Date of acceptance: 11 October 2010
(b) Donor status: charity
(b) (Registered 11 November 2010)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Bible Society
Address of donor: Stonehill Green, West Lea, Swindon SN5 7DG
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2,500
Destination of visit: Abuja, Nigeria
Date of visit: 27-29 October 2010
Purpose of visit: visit to Nigerian Parliament and attending inaugural National Prayer Breakfast
(Registered 11 November 2010)

Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£23,589 (108th) £22,096 (288th) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £21,613 £20,878 (joint 219th with 1 other) £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £14,800 (376th)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Office running costs£20,635 (187th) £18,412 (327th) £16,260 (532nd) £16,477 £14,423 (508th) £18,327 (424th) £16,244 (510th) £10,578 (503rd)
Staffing costs£98,353 (222nd) £92,786 (107th) £91,422 (47th) £87,449 £77,160 (100th) £68,062 (224th) £63,788 (joint 346th with 11 others) £53,314 (95th)
Communications Allowance£4,924 (481st) £4,185 (494th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£12,290 (129th)1 £12,394 (133rd)2 £10,169 (209th)3 £8,219 £12,222 (264th) £11,857 (256th) £15,915 (116th) £14,312 (84th)
Members' Staff Travel£158 (308th) £566 (joint 185th with 2 others) £0 £0 £0 £650 (224th) £279 (342nd) £379 (joint 286th with 1 other)
Members' Spouse Travel£316 (246th) £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£2,454 (448th) £422 (536th) £886 (322nd) £922 £755 (joint 376th with 1 other) £664 (joint 423rd with 1 other) £1,063 (joint 307th with 1 other) £575 (joint 514th with 1 other)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,495 (472nd) £2,370 (357th) £2,866 £2,336 (357th) £1,935 (426th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,288 (joint 208th with 2 others) £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) £877 £1,966 (joint 147th with 14 others) £1,966 (joint 141st with 14 others) £1,966 (joint 139th with 14 others) £1,966 (joint 133rd with 14 others)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £13,347 (4th) £0 £0
Total£162,719 (158th) £153,644 (207th) £144,275 (186th) £138,423 £129,740 (199th) £137,141 (48th) £118,977 (195th) £95,924 (149th)

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,305 (338th). Rail £9,344 (51st). Air £362 (130th). Misc £108 (159th). Other: Rail £171 (91st).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,612 (447th). Rail £10,212 (47th). Misc £19 (234th). Other: Rail £169 (94th). Air £208 (32nd). European £174 (133rd).

3 Car £2,522 (361st). Rail £7,057 (89th). Air £590 (141st).