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Grant Shapps
Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield
- Shadow Minister (Housing), Communities and Local Government (since 19 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 5,946 votes. — 418th 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 Grant Shapps voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for 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 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Treasury, Home Department, Work and Pensions, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Housing: Low Incomes, Departments: Property, Mortgages: Government Assistance, Departmental Training, Departmental Correspondence
(based on written questions asked by Grant Shapps and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Departmental Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with which organisations his Department has had exclusivity agreements relating to information technology (a) hardware and (b) software in each of the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Consultants (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent by his Department on consultancy services relating to the establishment of (a) the Homes and Communities Agency and (b) the Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme; and which organisations provided services for each project.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Recruitment (5 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent on recruiting each member of the (a) Homes and Communities Agency Board and (b) National Housing and Planning Advice Unit Board.”
More of Grant Shapps's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1569 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 104 times in debates — below 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £7,269 (572nd) | £3,244 (583rd) | £2,134 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,118 (88th) | £23,702 (132nd) | £19,769 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £80,756 (522nd) | £78,908 (476th) | £64,996 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £4,444 (484th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,788 (361st)* | £6,912 (348th)** | £4,756 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £686 (joint 367th) | £407 (570th) | £675 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,019 (joint 237th) | £2,727 (311th) | £2,244 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,072 (515th) | £1,068 (303rd) | £1,253 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £127,152 (557th) | £116,968 (574th) | £95,827 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,263 (487th). Rail £5,525 (163rd).
** Car £2,052 (423rd). Rail £22 (570th). Other £4,838 (3rd).