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Greg Clark
Conservative MP for Tunbridge Wells
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Greg Clark voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. 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 greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. 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 moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever 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)
- Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Localism Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Common Agricultural Policy: Financial Transaction Tax and Economic and Monetary Union (18 Jun 2013)
“In the couple of minutes available to me, I will attempt to respond to what has been a spirited debate on both sides. It has been so spirited that the speech of the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Chris Leslie) rather startled the hon. Member for Blackley and Broughton (Graham Stringer), who did not expect to hear anything so—”
- Common Agricultural Policy: Financial Transaction Tax and Economic and Monetary Union (18 Jun 2013)
“It was fainter praise than good. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Mr Cash) for his kind words. I am glad that we were able to accommodate the two debates that he was keen to have. I welcome the contribution of the hon. Member for Brent North (Barry Gardiner), the characteristic tour de force on Waterloo day from my hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset (Jacob...”
- Common Agricultural Policy: Financial Transaction Tax and Economic and Monetary Union (18 Jun 2013)
“No, I only have a couple of minutes.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 20 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 76.47% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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") 370 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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).