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Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cannabis (7 May 2008)

“With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the classification of cannabis. In July 2007, my right hon. Friend the Prime Minster announced that we would seek the advice of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, as we are obliged to do by statute, on the classification of cannabis. I am grateful to the council for its work, and I have placed a copy of its report in...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cannabis (7 May 2008)

“I welcome the right hon. Gentleman's support for my statement. However, I must take issue with his suggestion that somehow or other, we have taken a lax approach to drugs in this country over the past 10 years: we have not. That is why drug use is falling; that is why we have doubled the number of people able to get drug treatment; and that is why, as a result, the acquisitive crime most...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Cannabis (7 May 2008)

“Unfortunately, that has not always been the case with everybody on the Conservative Benches. The right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) supported, in a Home Affairs Committee vote—on the record—the downgrading of the classification of cannabis from B to C. The right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (David Davis) talks about reckless decisions, but perhaps he would like...”

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  • Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 80% of votes in parliament — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 26 comments on this MP's speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches are understandable to 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") 497 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
3 January 2008, upgrades from standard to first class on Eurostar on a return private visit to Paris for a party of three adults, including me, and two children, provided by Eurostar. (Registered 7 January 2008)

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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)£21,596£20,902 (joint 1st)£18,295 (360th)£16,560 (482nd)£16,503 (118th)
London Supplement£0£0£1,618 (joint 1st)£1,574 (joint 1st)£1,281 (joint 104th)£1,227 (joint 1st)
Incidental Expenses Provision£16,112 (538th)£19,853£19,310 (128th)£18,778 (joint 274th)£18,157 (308th)£13,874 (383rd)
Staffing Allowance£85,611 (271st)£83,838£66,361 (512th)£64,241 (499th)£61,980 (joint 397th)£46,540 (294th)
Members' Travel£10,188 (208th)*£9,935£9,700 (345th)£7,659 (414th)£9,857 (330th)£9,228 (261st)
Members' Staff Travel£598 (199th)£697£637 (249th)£547 (joint 251st)£458 (270th)£450 (258th)
Centrally Purchased Stationery£4,332 (20th)£5,788£5,777 (16th)£3,591 (19th)£2,237 (56th)£2,082 (joint 63rd)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£13,222 (19th)£16,458£15,035 (18th)£8,905 (31st)N/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£510 (633rd)£148£1,962 (joint 166th)£1,962 (joint 161st)£1,962 (joint 159th)£1,962 (joint 152nd)
Other Costs£0£0£0£0£0£0
Total£152,683 (66th)£158,313£141,302 (58th)£125,552 (196th)£112,492 (339th)£91,866 (235th)

* Car £2,234 (395th). Rail £7,954 (67th).