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Gary Streeter
Conservative MP for South West Devon
- Also represented Plymouth, Sutton
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gary Streeter voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. 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 a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. 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 strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Chairman, Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Chairman, Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (11 out of 20)
- Chairman, Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (2 out of 20)
- Chairman, Identity Documents Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (16 out of 23)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Council Tax: Pensioners (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate his Department has made of the cost of introducing an exemption to empty property rates for properties owned by pensioners.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Neighbourhood Planning Referendums (26 Apr 2012)
“The commission is reviewing the draft regulations for the conduct of neighbourhood planning referendums and will respond to the Department for Communities and Local Government shortly. As required by the Localism Act 2011, the Department also consulted the commission on proposed questions to be put to voters at these referendums. The commission published its assessment of the proposed...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Electoral Commission Committee: Neighbourhood Planning Referendums (26 Apr 2012)
“I am delighted to be able to give my hon. Friend a positive response. He makes the important point that in any referendum it is important that the question is right, clear and fair. The commission is conducting detailed research with experts, the public, political parties and campaign groups to ensure that the wording in the upcoming referendums under the Localism Act is unbiased and intelligible.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 20 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 69.53% 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") 433 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 | £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).