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Greg Hands

Conservative MP for Hammersmith & Fulham

• Shadow Minister, Treasury (since 19 Jan 2009)

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 5,029 votes. — 464th 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 Hands voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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 very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted 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

Select Committee membership

• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 13 Mar 2007)
• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (since 28 Jun 2006)

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, Uzbekistan, Rackspace, FIFA World Cup, Stress

(based on written questions asked by Greg Hands and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
• Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Sick Leave (4 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many working days were lost through employee sickness in the National Health Service in each strategic health authority area in each of the last five years.”

More of Greg Hands's recent appearances

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 192 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 11 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.
• 151 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Greg Hands speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 161 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.

^** Other £888 (29th). European £357 (103rd).