• Conservative MP for Hertsmere
• Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Majority: 11,093 votes. — 170th out of 630 MPs.
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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
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• Register of Members’ Interests
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• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

How James Clappison voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and 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 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

• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

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, Health

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

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

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Immigrants (17 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her most recent assessment is of the impact of net migration on housing demand in England over (a) the next 20 years and (b) periods beyond 20 years; and when she next expects to revise those assessments.”

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Per Capita Costs (17 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent per head of population by each primary care trust in 2007-08, ranked from the highest to lowest.”

Written Answers — Transport: Railways: Safety (16 Dec 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what future steps he plans to take in response to the Potters Bar derailment.”

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• Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 338 written questions in the last year — well 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 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 14 comments on this MP's speeches — above 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.
• 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") 195 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 17 Dec 2008. More about the Register

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

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