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George Osborne
Conservative MP for Tatton
- Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How George Osborne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Pensions Bill Committee (16 out of 22)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 21)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of 16)
- Water Bill Committee (10 out of 11)
- Employment Bill Committee (15 out of 17)
- Police Reform Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“I rise to support this Queen’s Speech, and I will say something about the Treasury Bills on banking and pensions that feature in it. But first I had better address, head on, the complete nonsense we have heard for the past 30 minutes. Given the claim by the right hon. Member for Morley and Outwood (Ed Balls) that the eurozone has had no impact on the economic difficulties in Britain,...”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“I give way to the lady who sent the text.”
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“The Labour party certainly does have a different whipping operation: it sends all its information to the other political parties. Let us get back to discussing the economy. The central argument that the shadow Chancellor was trying to make, and the argument he makes in the amendment, is that the British economy is not as strong as the German economy—that is what we are all being asked...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 26.46% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 22 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 853 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 – 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 | £23,347 (127th) | £22,994 (196th) | £22,026 (253rd) | £21,533 | £20,888 (213th) | £19,895 (264th) | £18,058 (429th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,474 (330th) | £18,729 (306th) | £18,359 (461st) | £20,090 | £18,384 (326th) | £17,993 (463rd) | £16,863 (485th) | £24,164 (83rd) |
| Staffing costs | £94,398 (349th) | £78,767 (550th) | £89,049 (90th) | £82,992 | £70,852 (290th) | £69,377 (206th) | £55,397 (584th) | £48,682 (230th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,164 (54th) | £9,965 (150th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,918 (165th)1 | £9,311 (246th)2 | £9,480 (246th)3 | £11,241 | £11,535 (283rd) | £11,896 (253rd) | £13,978 (176th) | £10,664 (186th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £933 (83rd) | £1,547 (43rd) | £874 (145th) | £524 | £691 (joint 238th with 1 other) | £1,167 (136th) | £330 (322nd) | £220 (342nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,733 (58th) | £2,968 (30th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £1,801 (9th) | £1,271 (18th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,285 (339th) | £639 (joint 402nd with 1 other) | £1,244 (211th) | £1,622 | £1,542 (166th) | £1,016 (joint 246th with 1 other) | £1,726 (121st) | £685 (joint 461st with 1 other) |
| 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 with 1 other) | £1,115 (joint 227th with 3 others) | £148 | £1,968 (joint 134th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 127th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 126th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 121st with 10 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £167,054 (97th) | £151,015 (253rd) | £146,158 (149th) | £141,552 | £127,522 (241st) | £128,852 (140th) | £108,320 (432nd) | £104,392 (47th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,975 (374th). Rail £5,560 (160th). Air £997 (99th). Misc £22 (227th). Other: Rail £2,364 (2nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,778 (415th). Rail £6,169 (146th). Air £729 (108th). Misc £167 (132nd). Other: Rail £468 (47th).
3 Car £2,142 (404th). Rail £6,188 (129th). Air £1,150 (114th).