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George Young
Conservative MP for North West Hampshire
- Also represented Ealing Acton
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Parliament (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
- Majority: 13,264 votes. — 171st 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 George Young voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 4 Nov 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Transport, Treasury, Education and Skills, Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Members: Correspondence, Departmental Staffing, Correspondence, Safeguarding Children, Prisons: Overcrowding
(based on written questions asked by George Young and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Health Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- School Transport Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“May I ask the Leader of the House to give us the business for next week?”
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“I am grateful to the Leader of the House for giving us the forthcoming business. May I congratulate her on being crowned parliamentarian of the year by The Spectator last week? To the extent that we at business questions are the flint she sparks off, we share in her reflected glory. May we assume that she is now a subscriber to that publication? May we have a statement on the prospects for...”
- Business of the House (5 Nov 2009) has video
“Will the Leader of the House give us next week's business?”
More of George Young's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- 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 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above 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 19–20 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") 1536 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 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) | £20,442 | £17,694 (405th) | £16,759 (418th) | £15,725 (507th) | £11,346 (533rd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £8,665 (608th) | £16,270 (531st) | £10,386 | £13,759 (537th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £15,118 (545th) | £14,243 (372nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £83,682 (452nd) | £77,595 (509th) | £82,922 | £75,902 (121st) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £47,622 (258th) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,631 (564th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,929 (470th)* | £4,645 (484th)** | £4,768 | £7,397 (447th) | £6,909 (447th) | £7,066 (452nd) | £5,146 (459th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £313 (273rd) | £0 | £143 | £89 (joint 427th) | £97 (joint 425th) | £103 (joint 419th) | £142 (joint 379th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £764 (153rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £830 (joint 294th) | £944 (joint 299th) | £727 | £1,088 (261st) | £592 (467th) | £662 (joint 486th) | £1,015 (323rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,788 (152nd) | £3,862 (207th) | £3,824 | £4,186 (180th) | £2,879 (joint 277th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,198 (332nd) | £1,032 (370th) | £103 | £1,530 (joint 567th) | £1,530 (joint 548th) | £1,530 (527th) | £1,530 (453rd) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,874 (29th) | £4,776 (12th) |
| Total | £128,883 (542nd) | £126,458 (503rd) | £123,315 | £121,645 (365th) | £115,588 (398th) | £110,674 (384th) | £85,820 (386th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,974 (392nd). Rail £2,955 (293rd).