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Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 18 Jan 2008)
  • Member, Public Administration Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Defence, Education and Skills, Home Department, Trade and Industry

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Parrett Catchment Project, Probation Service, Asylum Seekers, Flooding, Nimrod Aircraft

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Business of the House (17 Jul 2008)

“I must go back to the vexed question of Somerset. I have carried out the right hon. and learned Lady's advice, but it now turns out that the deal with IBM, on which I want a debate, was negotiated on 21 February last year. They got the joint venture because of secret meetings, even though the bid was £25 million more expensive than the next nearest bidder. The only councillor who had...”

Business of the House (17 Jul 2008)

“May we have a debate on the situation in Somerset and the joint venture between Somerset county council and IBM?”

Business of the House (10 Jul 2008)

“The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs recently made a statement in the House on bovine TB. There is now great uncertainty throughout the United Kingdom about where we go from here. The Secretary of State announced that we needed to spend more time and money on researching a vaccine and ways in which a vaccine could be administered. There was not time to question him...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 2 select committees.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 5 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 14–15 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") 156 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

6. Overseas visits
29 April-6 May 2008, to USA and Canada in my capacity as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Taxation Group, to visit Washington, San Francisco and Ottawa to meet with officials, companies, interest groups and politicians for discussions on systems of taxation in the USA, Canada and UK. The visit was made at the invitation of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Washington, who paid for my flights and accommodation. (Registered 16 May 2008)
8. Land and Property
Farm building, Scotland.

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Expenses

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

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£22,110 (joint 1st)£21,634£20,607 (269th)£14,124 (490th)£19,722 (joint 1st)£0
London Supplement£0£0£0£0£0£0
Incidental Expenses Provision£21,432 (216th)£15,709£15,771 (458th)£18,763 (joint 291st)£16,429 (502nd)£16,372 (289th)
Staffing Allowance£78,052 (500th)£83,668£73,620 (joint 206th)£68,023 (joint 228th)£58,643 (556th)£48,864 (221st)
Members' Travel£7,312 (333rd)*£6,892£11,835 (276th)£9,274 (354th)£12,033 (246th)£11,404 (155th)
Members' Staff Travel£2,414 (26th)£990£224 (357th)£1,597 (88th)£1,107 (152nd)£356 (296th)
Centrally Purchased Stationery£517 (524th)£713£1,277 (212th)£995 (253rd)£1,271 (225th)£1,961 (76th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,567 (486th)£1,724£2,624 (315th)£2,854 (281st)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,017 (joint 383rd)£321£1,906 (292nd)£1,906 (288th)£1,906 (285th)£1,586 (joint 427th)
Other Costs£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total£134,421 (387th)£131,651£127,864 (232nd)£117,536 (362nd)£111,111 (370th)£80,543 (477th)

* Car £7,293 (23rd). Rail £19 (574th).