• Conservative MP for East Devon
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 7,936 votes. — 342nd out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Recent appearances
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How Hugo Swire voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. 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.

Select Committee membership

• Chairman, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 1 Nov 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Health

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Olympic Games: Greater London, National Lottery, Casinos, London Olympics, Gambling

(based on written questions asked by Hugo Swire and answered by departments)

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Financial Stability (8 Oct 2008)

“Many smaller companies, particularly those trading in the emerging markets, are reliant on central banks to minimise regulation. There has been evidence recently of some central banks blocking money. Given the importance of cash flow to those smaller companies, will the Chancellor consider extending the export credits guarantee system to cover some of those smaller trading companies?”

Written Answers — Home Department: Departmental Internet (29 Sep 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if her Department will (a) follow the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) guidelines and (b) display ICRA's label on the websites for which it is responsible.”

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• Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 124 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (1 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 65% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this MP's speeches — well below 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.
• 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Hugo Swire speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 175 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 8 Oct 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

^* Car £5,710 (92nd). Rail £2,443 (300th). Air £688 (133rd). European £550 (83rd).