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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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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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
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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, 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)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video
“May I say how much the Conservatives welcome this important debate at this important time? We particularly welcome the tone that the Secretary of State has brought to his remarks today. We entirely concur with it and we appreciate the bipartisanship with which he has approached this issue. It is just 31 days until the beginning of the talks in Copenhagen and it is vital that from this debate...”
- Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video
“The hon. Gentleman sets out the challenge and I shall go on to address it in detail. It is very difficult to tell whether that figure is the right one, and perhaps during the winding-up speech the Minister will apprise us of its construction. I think that we are all agreed that it needs to be adequate to the task of helping countries that will be affected by the consequences of climate change...”
- Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video
“I hope that the hon. Lady is not trying to sow dissent and concern where they do not exist. My party in this country and in its European alliances is completely committed to tackling climate change. In fact, we regard it as one of the essential competences of the EU. There is no difference there. Many of our allies have some of the best records in Europe. Greenpeace in the Netherlands cited...”
More of Greg Clark's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 515 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 2008, 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") 119 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 | £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).