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Greg Knight
Conservative MP for East Yorkshire
- Also represented Derby North
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Greg Knight voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Prisons, Motorways, M1, Prison Service, Railways
(based on written questions asked by Greg Knight and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law Of Succession) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Daylight Saving Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (9 out of 10)
- Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Road Safety Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Transport: Roads: Lighting (1 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what advice she has issued to local highway authorities on the potential benefits of making greater utilisation of traffic activated traffic lights rather than those set on a time sequence, especially during non-peak hours; and if she will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Responsibilities (1 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how often she expects to receive reports and representations from the Rural and Farming Network; and what steps she has taken to ensure they are representative of all regions.”
- Static Caravans (Vat) (26 Apr 2012)
“During the extended consultation, which we welcome, it has come to light that Britain is now in the throes of the worst economic slump for more than a century. Is that not a compelling reason on its own for the Minister to say, “I have reflected on this matter. I have decided that this is the wrong tax at the wrong time, and I am dropping it”?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 113 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82.30% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 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") 416 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £20,618 (256th) | £18,305 (429th) | £20,886 (358th) | £18,476 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £16,466 (422nd) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,834 (373rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,864 (509th) | £11,486 (561st) | £18,750 (442nd) | £8,824 | £15,775 (457th) | £16,759 (536th) | £15,701 (530th) | £22,977 (106th) |
| Staffing costs | £97,228 (265th) | £89,029 (271st) | £71,405 (586th) | £72,560 | £63,368 (576th) | £63,764 (523rd) | £60,974 (498th) | £51,338 (138th) |
| Communications Allowance | £819 (577th) | £1,542 (565th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,966 (199th)1 | £11,158 (178th)2 | £11,916 (137th)3 | £7,655 | £15,075 (joint 134th with 1 other) | £12,386 (235th) | £12,804 (209th) | £10,928 (171st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £203 (joint 280th with 2 others) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £199 (365th) | £201 (366th) | £217 (369th) | £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 | £5,119 (174th) | £861 (284th) | £776 (379th) | £611 | £997 (290th) | £656 (joint 429th with 1 other) | £611 (joint 517th with 1 other) | £1,109 (joint 292nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,530 (98th) | £3,035 (287th) | £3,320 | £5,630 (117th) | £2,365 (348th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,247 (271st) | £1,099 (joint 242nd with 5 others) | £1,099 | £1,966 (joint 147th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 141st with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 139th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 133rd with 14 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £146,818 (362nd) | £138,158 (430th) | £127,867 (483rd) | £112,545 | £123,912 (308th) | £114,563 (430th) | £111,995 (354th) | £103,152 (55th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,956 (16th). Rail £3,010 (284th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,114 (19th). Rail £4,044 (234th).
3 Car £7,333 (22nd). Rail £3,303 (246th). European £1,280 (28th).