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James Clappison

Conservative MP for Hertsmere

  • Shadow Minister, Work and Pensions (since 8 Sep 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
  • Majority: 11,093 votes. — 170th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How James Clappison voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted a mixture of for and 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 very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership
  • Member, European Scrutiny Committee (since 23 Jan 2007)
  • Member, Home Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Work and Pensions, Home Department, Education and Skills, Treasury, Duchy of Lancaster

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): New Deal, Employment, Jobcentre Plus, Written Questions, Asylum

(based on written questions asked by James Clappison and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Nepal: Religious Freedom (23 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the incidence of religiously-motivated violence against Christians and Muslims in Nepal, with particular reference to the activities of the Nepal Defence Army; and if he will make a statement.”

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Employment (23 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of (a) UK nationals, (b) UK-born people, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals, (e) EU A8 nationals and (f) non-EU nationals (i) aged over 16 years and (ii) of working age were in employment in the UK in each of the last four quarters for which figures are available; and what the percentage change in each...”

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Unemployment: Young People (23 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of young people aged between (a) 16 and 17 and (b) 18 and 24 years were unemployed in each (i) year since 1987 and (ii) of the last four quarters for which figures are available; and what estimate she has made of the number of students looking for part-time or vacation work included in those figures.”

More of James Clappison's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 114 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 57% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 15 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
  • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
  • 84 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Clappison speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 644 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member of Lloyd's. (Resigned 31 December 1994.)
Categories of business underwritten for open years: All.
8. Land and Property
27 acres of farmland, and a cricket pitch let out on a peppercorn rent, in Patrington, East Yorkshire, from which rental income is received.
24 rented houses in East Yorkshire, five of which are registered in joint name with my wife.
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Barrister, not undertaking work.

Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (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£15,916 (480th) £12,161 (536th) £12,376 £10,656 (561st) £13,517 (504th) £19,092 (360th) £14,174 (joint 426th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£13,908 (494th) £21,179 (228th) £14,210 £1,202 (658th) £18,021 (459th) £18,234 (joint 1st) £5,315 (618th)
Staffing Allowance£96,998 (43rd) £85,234 (288th) £84,676 £79,638 (47th) £66,420 (398th) £64,822 (319th) £48,769 (226th)
Communications Allowance£9,104 (273rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£8,185 (290th)* £8,519 (287th)** £6,780 £8,198 (414th) £8,690 (377th) £9,249 (362nd) £5,603 (441st)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Members' Spouse Travel£877 (136th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£256 (56th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£828 (297th) £249 (622nd) £389 £0 £194 (627th) £300 (615th) £327 (609th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,248 (336th) £637 (612th) £1,754 £0 £280 (joint 642nd) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,178 (joint 364th) £1,059 (joint 318th) £1,560 £1,560 (joint 557th) £1,265 (623rd) £1,265 (601st) £0
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£149,498 (276th) £129,038 (469th) £121,745 £101,254 (612th) £108,387 (533rd) £112,962 (327th) £74,188 (556th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,445 (469th). Rail £6,456 (134th). Air £284 (135th).

** Car £1,771 (446th). Rail £4,990 (173rd). Air £1,626 (103rd). European £132 (123rd).