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Gerald Howarth
Conservative MP for Aldershot
- Also represented Cannock and Burntwood
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (International Security Strategy), Defence (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Gerald Howarth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Treasury, Transport, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): QinetiQ, Departmental Public Expenditure, Military Aircraft, Future Rapid Effects System, Warships
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Export Control Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- International Criminal Court Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
Most recent appearances
- Bill Presented — Financial Services: Strategic Defence and Security Review (26 Jan 2012)
“Prompted by my hon. Friend, I am delighted to say, as he will know, that in the SDSR and in our Trident value-for-money review the Government committed to renewing the independent nuclear deterrent: submarine-based, continuously at sea, patrolling. That programme is being taken forward. Initial gate was in May last year, and I assure him that all the work is continuing and in progress. If I...”
- Bill Presented — Financial Services: Strategic Defence and Security Review (26 Jan 2012)
“I assure my hon. Friend that whenever I represent Her Majesty’s Government in Brussels I clearly make the point that NATO is a cornerstone of our defence and that other nations should jolly well divvy up in their own defence.”
- Bill Presented — Financial Services: Strategic Defence and Security Review (26 Jan 2012)
“indicated dissent .”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60.65% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 856 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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.
| 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 | £20,043 (280th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,030 (joint 250th with 2 others) | £21,495 | £20,748 (251st) | £20,096 (243rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,673 (391st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,312 (490th) | £15,994 (428th) | £20,328 (331st) | £18,763 | £15,686 (461st) | £17,531 (502nd) | £18,140 (319th) | £5,850 (613th) |
| Staffing costs | £75,223 (598th) | £88,011 (315th) | £86,223 (244th) | £80,883 | £73,936 (197th) | £67,973 (319th) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £39,571 (520th) |
| Communications Allowance | £17,045 (18th) | £15,667 (17th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,033 (292nd)1 | £4,611 (487th)2 | £4,103 (joint 512th with 1 other)3 | £3,877 | £6,977 (462nd) | £5,318 (509th) | £3,673 (571st) | £2,690 (580th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £27 (joint 455th with 2 others) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £240 (joint 264th with 3 others) | £360 (joint 245th with 1 other) | 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 | £1,525 (joint 575th with 1 other) | £286 (587th) | £528 (521st) | £566 | £362 (joint 566th with 1 other) | £434 (joint 550th with 1 other) | £1,004 (331st) | £957 (349th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £864 (joint 580th with 1 other) | £939 (593rd) | £1,931 | £1,501 (491st) | £863 (585th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,141 (joint 429th with 1 other) | £185 (638th) | £185 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,422 (500th) | £150,017 (268th) | £134,336 (389th) | £127,700 | £119,237 (415th) | £112,215 (479th) | £104,519 (495th) | £63,741 (630th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,802 (288th). Rail £222 (541st). Other: Mileage £710 (12th). Rail £511 (42nd). Air £653 (7th). European £3,135 (4th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,108 (284th). Rail £238 (530th). Other: Mileage £418 (15th). Rail £464 (48th). European £383 (119th).