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Greg Clark
Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells
- Minister of State (Decentralisation), Communities and Local Government (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Greg Clark voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Energy and Climate Change, Duchy of Lancaster, Work and Pensions, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Energy, Warm Front Scheme, Departmental Buildings, Departmental Carbon Emissions, Consultants
(based on written questions asked by Greg Clark and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Job Creation (Scotland) (2 Feb 2012)
“Ministers in the Department have regular conversations with Scottish colleagues on areas of mutual interest. I have been invited to meet representatives of Scotland’s cities to discuss their contribution to the economy and I expect to do so shortly. Much of Britain’s future prosperity depends on our cities, including Dundee.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Job Creation (Scotland) (2 Feb 2012)
“I will, but it is fair to point out that, under the Labour Government, youth unemployment increased by 40%, so I think the hon. Gentleman is wrong to imply that that phenomenon has just established itself. He will know that the best and only way to create jobs is on the basis of a successful, stable economy. He will have seen the Institute for Fiscal Studies report yesterday that made it very...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Job Creation (Scotland) (2 Feb 2012)
“That is a matter for the Scottish Executive, but my hon. Friend will know that we are debating orders in Parliament to require referendums in the cities of England to give people the choice of whether they should have elected mayors. We would not be doing that if we did not think that elected mayors gave the kind of leadership that London has benefited from considerably through the leadership...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 81.52% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 249 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £3,000 (573rd) | £23,000 (joint 192nd with 2 others) | £22,060 (joint 237th with 2 others) | £19,726 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £7,409 (618th) | £5,221 (637th) | £16,773 (518th) | £19,863 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £114,909 (1st) | £94,003 (80th) | £88,257 (108th) | £83,775 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £5,949 (450th) | £3,251 (521st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,303 (527th)1 | £2,607 (562nd)2 | £2,735 (566th)3 | £1,672 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £531 (192nd) | £269 (274th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,006 (373rd) | £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 with 1 other) | £1,089 (joint 269th with 4 others) | £1,089 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £138,108 (476th) | £131,754 (512th) | £133,122 (415th) | £131,227 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £505 (539th). Rail £1,715 (379th). Other: Rail £1,083 (16th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £690 (543rd). Rail £1,816 (363rd). Misc £1 (263rd). Other: Mileage £32 (79th). Rail £68 (135th).
3 Car £581 (562nd). 3rd party £495 (20th). Rail £1,659 (363rd).