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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.

    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

    Read about how the voting record is decided.

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

    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)

    RSS feed 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

    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

    1. Remunerated directorships
    CSL Publishing Ltd; publisher of consumer magazines and newspapers.
    6. Overseas visits
    27 June-1 July 2008, to Tokyo, to attend the GLOBE Tokyo G8+5 Legislators Forum. Business class return travel, five nights' accommodation and all meals were provided by GLOBE International. (Registered 9 July 2008)
    28 November-5 December 2008, to the Philippines to examine the Mindanao peace process as a guest of the Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hotel and subsistence paid for by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Registered 16 December 2008)
    9. Registrable shareholdings
    (a) CSL Publishing Ltd.
    10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
    Partner in Go Enterprises, which receives licensing income for use of magazine and newspaper titles owned by the partnership.

    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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Additional Costs Allowance£22,410 (271st) £20,494 (370th) £13,470        
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
    Incidental Expenses Provision£23,206 (85th) £29,127 (19th) £28,294        
    Staffing Allowance£87,418 (335th) £82,411 (390th) £69,706        
    Communications Allowance£4,679 (473rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£6,481 (376th)* £6,089 (397th)** £7,775        
    Members' Staff Travel£148 (joint 351st) £172 (339th) £199        
    Members' Spouse Travel£578 (199th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£70 (joint 95th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,169 (joint 169th) £881 (joint 323rd) £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) £1,014 (joint 385th) £1,014        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
    Total£150,286 (262nd) £143,071 (211th) £124,608        

    * 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).