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Greg Hands
Conservative MP for Chelsea and Fulham
- Also represented Hammersmith and Fulham
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Greg Hands voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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 against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against 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 replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Home Department, Health, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Training, Departmental Electronic Equipment, Uzbekistan, Rackspace, FIFA World Cup
(based on written questions asked by Greg Hands and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Financial Services (Banking Reform)Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Public Service Pensions Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
- Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Financial Services Bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance Bill Committee (14 out of 18)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 24)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Finance (No. 2) Bill: (25 Apr 2013)
“Further to that point of order, Mr Amess. There are three important points to make. First, the intention of the Committee, as expressed by you, is absolutely clear. The intention was that the amendment not be agreed to. That was reflected in the votes, with Opposition Members voting no and Government Members—both parties—voting yes. Secondly, when you announced the result of the...”
- Bill Presented: The Economy (11 Dec 2012)
“indicated assent .”
- Public Bill Committee: Public Service Pensions Bill: Clause 3 - Scheme reglations (8 Nov 2012)
“Whose fault was that?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 88.36% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 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") 196 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
4. Sponsorships
(b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
(b) Name of donor: Mr Arunasalam Yogeswaran
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind:
(b) 1)Payment of £600 for website package
(b) 2)Payments of £4,342 for printing and delivery of constituency newsletter
(b) Date of receipt:
(b) 1)16 April 2012
(b) 2)2 January 2012
(b) Date of acceptance:
(b) 1)16 April 2012
(b) 2)2 January 2012
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 6 June 2012)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 – 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £19,508 (243rd) | £20,731 (199th) | £19,209 (423rd) | £17,275 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £82,315 (549th) | £87,397 (336th) | £73,945 (569th) | £57,142 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,252 (211th) | £5,351 (445th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,974 (582nd)1 | £0 | £1,245 (608th)3 | £856 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £1,676 (joint 560th with 1 other) | £587 (441st) | £647 (joint 447th with 1 other) | £1,678 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,174 (217th) | £2,385 (356th) | £6,706 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,305 (joint 177th with 1 other) | £1,240 (joint 72nd with 2 others) | £1,240 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £118,642 (603rd) | £121,357 (594th) | £101,383 (629th) | £87,257 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £968 (460th). Other: European £1,006 (52nd).