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Hugo Swire
Conservative MP for East Devon
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 7,936 votes. — 349th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Hugo Swire voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
Select Committee membership
- Chairman, Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Home Department
- 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)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- National Lottery Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Public Audit (Wales) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Aviation (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (22 out of n/a)
- Water Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Tax Credits Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]: Clause 16 (2 Jul 2009)
“Can the Minister reassure us that the transference of a lot of these roles, particularly licensing roles, will not be an excuse for some of the charges that are going to be applied?”
- Public Bill Committee: Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]: Schedule 1 (2 Jul 2009)
“We are surprised that the Minister has managed to hang on to a contingency fund that has not been snaffled to pay for one of the Prime Minister’s new initiatives. The Minister has just announced that the MMO will expand on the MFA by recruiting an additional 40 or 50 new posts. Will he give the Committee an indication of the range of pay scales of the new posts and what the additional...”
- Public Bill Committee: Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]: Schedule 1 (2 Jul 2009)
“As the shadow Minister for Plymouth, may I add to what the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton has just said? I would be grateful if the Minister could convey to the new chairman of the MMO the very strong feeling in the south-west that we have unfairly lost out and the fact that a lot of these issues will affect us directly. We need some acknowledgement of that and a hub office might be one way...”
More of Hugo Swire's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 127 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 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,802 (237th) | £22,022 (255th) | £21,453 | £20,899 (joint 201st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £18,009 (joint 2nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,572 (76th) | £26,248 (74th) | £20,322 | £19,165 (198th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £16,245 (509th) | £19,433 (183rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £88,271 (301st) | £80,071 (442nd) | £83,754 | £70,496 (311th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £64,364 (332nd) | £54,721 (76th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,684 (539th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,766 (263rd)* | £9,391 (250th)** | £8,279 | £11,460 (289th) | £9,962 (328th) | £9,132 (367th) | £5,664 (438th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £132 (360th) | £0 | £0 | £120 (joint 408th) | £212 (372nd) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £2,373 (48th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £243 (59th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £517 (478th) | £1,157 (235th) | £753 | £496 (joint 505th) | £453 (joint 538th) | £562 (543rd) | £1,655 (128th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,312 (509th) | £912 (595th) | £2,635 | £1,366 (joint 515th) | £1,670 (469th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,076 (joint 511th) | £853 (586th) | £591 | £1,945 (joint 204th) | £1,945 (joint 199th) | £1,945 (joint 196th) | £1,624 (joint 413th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,616 (244th) | £140,786 (266th) | £137,787 | £125,827 (279th) | £121,305 (278th) | £112,182 (346th) | £101,106 (78th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,669 (64th). Rail £2,495 (322nd). Misc £204 (119th). Other: Rail £398 (53rd).
** Car £5,710 (92nd). Rail £2,443 (300th). Air £688 (133rd). European £550 (83rd).