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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 very 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
- 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, Transport, Work and Pensions, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Hull Royal Infirmary, Departmental Conferences, Departmental Telephone Services, Dentistry, Departmental Postal Services
(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
- Written Answers — Women and Equality: Departmental Training (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many (a) away days and (b) conferences that took place outside the Government Equalities Office's buildings attended by civil servants in the that Office there have been since its inception; and what the cost was of each.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Mobile Phones (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) Blackberrys have been provided to (i) Ministers and (ii) special advisers in his Department since March 2009; and at what cost to the public purse.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (3 Feb 2010) has video
“Health funding is skewed towards younger, urban, Labour-voting areas, rather than towards older, rural areas such as my constituency. That is why Hull receives more than £1,800 per head whereas East Riding receives just £1,200 per head. The Prime Minister knows that age, not deprivation, is the key driver of health need, so why does he put the electoral interests of the Labour party...”
More of Graham Stuart's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 211 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 61% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 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.
- 112 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Graham Stuart speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 282 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,486 (231st) | £22,410 (271st) | £20,494 (370th) | £13,470 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £17,122 (349th) | £23,206 (85th) | £29,127 (19th) | £28,294 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £104,643 (57th) | £87,418 (335th) | £82,411 (390th) | £69,706 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,313 (289th) | £4,679 (473rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,639 (215th)3 | £6,481 (376th)2 | £6,089 (397th)1 | £7,775 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £451 (173rd) | £148 (joint 351st with 1 other) | £172 (339th) | £199 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £110 (303rd) | £578 (199th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £96 (83rd) | £70 (joint 95th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £5,349 (joint 158th with 1 other) | £1,169 (joint 169th with 1 other) | £881 (joint 323rd with 1 other) | £812 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,023 (235th) | £2,883 (299th) | £3,338 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,104 (joint 489th with 2 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £168,209 (90th) | £150,286 (262nd) | £143,071 (211th) | £124,608 |
2 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).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £995 (498th). Rail £5,086 (184th). Misc £392 (89th). Other: Rail £17 (159th). Air £338 (12th). European £2,811 (7th).
1 Car £1,280 (510th). Rail £4,262 (215th). European £547 (84th).