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Greg Clark
Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells
- Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Energy and Climate Change (since 7 Oct 2008)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 9,988 votes. — 213th out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Greg Clark voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against 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 a mixture of for and against 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Energy and Climate Change, Duchy of Lancaster, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Energy, Departmental Buildings, Warm Front Scheme, Departmental Carbon Emissions, Consultants
(based on written questions asked by Greg Clark and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 21st Century Schools (30 Jun 2009)
“The Secretary of State spoke in his statement about the moral imperative for every child to get the best possible education. How can he square that with the fact that, notwithstanding his April announcement, one of the best-performing schools in my constituency, Mascalls school, has had its sixth form frozen, despite the fact that 50 more pupils want to go there? Will he agree to meet me and...”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Energy (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent progress his Department has made towards the target of increasing its energy efficiency per square metre of its Estate by 15 per cent. by 2010, relative to 1999-2000 levels; and if he will make a statement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 460 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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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: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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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 | £23,000 (joint 192nd) | £22,060 (joint 237th) | £19,726 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £5,221 (637th) | £16,773 (518th) | £19,863 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £94,003 (80th) | £88,257 (108th) | £83,775 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £3,251 (521st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,607 (562nd)* | £2,735 (566th)** | £1,672 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £269 (274th) | 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 | £788 (318th) | £655 (439th) | £1,199 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,526 (461st) | £1,553 (487th) | £3,903 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,089 (joint 503rd) | £1,089 (joint 269th) | £1,089 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £131,754 (512th) | £133,122 (415th) | £131,227 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £690 (543rd). Rail £1,816 (363rd). Misc £1 (263rd). Other: Mileage £32 (79th). Rail £68 (135th).
** Car £581 (562nd). 3rd party £495 (20th). Rail £1,659 (363rd).