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Graham Stuart

Conservative MP for Beverley & Holderness

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 2,580 votes. — 548th 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 Graham Stuart voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Children, Schools and Families Committee (since 7 Nov 2007)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 24 Jan 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Children, Schools and Families, Work and Pensions, Transport, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Hull Royal Infirmary, Departmental Telephone Services, Dentistry, Teachers: Training, Community Hospitals

(based on written questions asked by Graham Stuart and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Child Poverty Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
• NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009)

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Climate Change (5 Nov 2009)

“When listening to contributions by some Labour Members, we could be forgiven for thinking that investment by companies can be taken as a given. However, we have Europe-wide and sometimes global companies, and there is limited money to invest—in fact, there is a competitive position. It is important that we get the investment in this country, so we must understand the incentives to get...”

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009)

“My hon. Friend is showing his expertise in this area. Does he prefer following palm oil from production all the way through to market to ensure that only sustainable oil is used; or creating certificates and selling them at the point of production, so that companies can buy them and make sure, at least for the quantity that they buy, that an amount goes forward to give a premium to...”

More of Graham Stuart's recent appearances

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 74 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 201 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (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 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 26 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.
• 107 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Graham Stuart speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 256 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,232 (493rd). Rail £4,062 (233rd). Misc £21 (229th). Other: Rail £23 (179th). European £1,143 (46th).

^** Car £1,280 (510th). Rail £4,262 (215th). European £547 (84th).