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George Osborne

Conservative MP for Tatton

  • Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Treasury (since 20 May 2005)

  • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
  • Majority: 11,731 votes. — 142nd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How George Osborne voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately 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 moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Treasury, Work and Pensions, Health, Home Department, Transport

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Costs, Tax Credits, Stolen Property, Staff Surveys

(based on written questions asked by George Osborne and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (9 Jun 2009) has video

“I know he got off to a shaky start, but let me welcome the new Chief Secretary to the Treasury to his job. He is the fifth Chief Secretary I have faced—and hopefully the last before the general election. I hope he enjoys his move from No. 10 to the Treasury, and that the coffee is up to his exacting standards. At least he knows he will not be hit on the head by a flying mobile phone....”

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (9 Jun 2009) has video

“I am sorry, but I must press the Chief Secretary on this. He gave us the current spending figures; I am asking about total Government spending, which is what the Prime Minister was asked about. The Treasury figures clearly show that that is going to be cut in 2011, 2012 and 2013. That is why the Chancellor of the Exchequer said on the radio, the day after the Budget, that he had cut overall...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Topical Questions (28 Apr 2009) has video

“As the Chancellor knows, the growth forecasts that he gave us in the Budget last week, which predicted a return to boom levels of growth in just two years, and that the economy would stay at those boom levels, were greeted with near-universal derision, yet they were the fiction on which he constructed every other Budget forecast. When he gave those forecasts, did he know that the IMF was...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 50% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above 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.
  • 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever George Osborne speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 382 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
In my capacity as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, support for my office is received from:
Mr S Robertson, of London.
Mr Michael Hintze, of London.
Donations received through Conservative Campaign Headquarters used to support my office in my capacity as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from:
Hugh Sloane
(Registered 5 November 2008)
Ongoing support provided to the Conservative Shadow Treasury team, including myself, with the development of policy from:
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Grant Thornton
The European School of Management
The Boston Consulting Group
Smith and Williamson
(Registered 9 June 2008)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
6 July 2008, I attended the Wimbledon Men's Singles Finals accompanied by a guest, at the invitation of the BBC Trust. (Registered 24 July 2008)
13 February 2009, I visited BAE Systems' site at Barrow-in Furness, accompanied by a member of my staff. BAE Systems met the cost of our flights. (Registered 24 February 2009)
28 March 2009, to facilitate travel in my capacity as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, helicopter travel from London to Wales return was provided by Tresillian Leisure Ltd, Cornwall. (Registered 24 April 2009)
6. Overseas visits
19-21 June 2008, to USA, to attend the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) World Forum in Beaver Creek, Colorado. My accommodation, ground transportation and meals were paid for by the AEI. The cost of a flight from New York to Vail, Colorado, was paid for by Brevan Howard Asset Management. (The cost of flights from London to New York and from Denver to London were paid for by myself.) (Registered 9 July 2008)
28-31 January 2009, to Davos, Switzerland, to attend and participate in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. The World Economic Forum provided my conference pass, occasional car use in Davos (including airport transfers) and some hospitality. The return part of my journey was made by private plane from Altenrhein, Switzerland, to RAF Northolt, provided by IPGL Limited, London. (My outward journey was paid for by the Conservative Party.) UBS also provided occasional car use in Davos. (Registered 13 February 2009)
8-10 May 2009, to Washington DC, USA, to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner. My wife and I attended as guests of the Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg. The cost of our ground transportation, accommodation and hospitality was met by Bloomberg LP. I met the initial cost of the return flights for my wife and myself from London to USA with Virgin Atlantic, but received a free upgrade. (Registered 27 May 2009)
15-17 May 2009, to Athens, Greece, to attend Bilderberg Conference. My accommodation, ground transportation and meals were paid for by the sponsors of the Conference. (I paid for my flights and all other costs personally.) (Registered 27 May 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) I am the beneficiary of a discretionary family trust which holds more than 15% of the issued share capital of Osborne and Little Ltd, a family business manufacturing and retailing fabrics and wallpapers.

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (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)
Additional Costs Allowance£22,994 (196th) £22,026 (253rd) £21,533 £20,888 (213th) £19,895 (264th) £18,058 (429th) £18,009 (joint 2nd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£18,729 (306th) £18,359 (461st) £20,090 £18,384 (326th) £17,993 (463rd) £16,863 (485th) £24,164 (83rd)
Staffing Allowance£78,767 (550th) £89,049 (90th) £82,992 £70,852 (290th) £69,377 (206th) £55,397 (584th) £48,682 (230th)
Communications Allowance£9,965 (150th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£9,311 (246th)* £9,480 (246th)** £11,241 £11,535 (283rd) £11,896 (253rd) £13,978 (176th) £10,664 (186th)
Members' Staff Travel£1,547 (43rd) £874 (145th) £524 £691 (joint 238th) £1,167 (136th) £330 (322nd) £220 (342nd)
Members' Spouse Travel£2,968 (30th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£1,271 (18th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£639 (joint 402nd) £1,244 (211th) £1,622 £1,542 (166th) £1,016 (joint 246th) £1,726 (121st) £685 (joint 461st)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,517 (174th) £4,011 (197th) £3,402 £1,662 (465th) £5,540 (95th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,307 (joint 175th) £1,115 (joint 227th) £148 £1,968 (joint 134th) £1,968 (joint 127th) £1,968 (joint 126th) £1,968 (joint 121st)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£151,015 (253rd) £146,158 (149th) £141,552 £127,522 (241st) £128,852 (140th) £108,320 (432nd) £104,392 (47th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,778 (415th). Rail £6,169 (146th). Air £729 (108th). Misc £167 (132nd). Other: Rail £468 (47th).

** Car £2,142 (404th). Rail £6,188 (129th). Air £1,150 (114th).

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  • Shadow Chief Secretary To the Treasury, Economic Affairs (9 Sep 2004 to 20 May 2005)
  • Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs (10 May 2004 to 9 Sep 2004)

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