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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.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

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

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

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)

• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
• Higher Education Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
• Children Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Criminal Justice Bill Committee (27 out of n/a)
• Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
• Tax Credits Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
• Tax Credits Committee (2 out of n/a)
• State Pension Credit Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Treasury: EU Budget (3 Nov 2009)

“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he expects the net UK contribution to the EU budget to be in (a) 2009 and (b) 2013.”

Business of the House (29 Oct 2009)

“Is the Leader of the House aware that it emerged yesterday in evidence to the European Scrutiny Committee that the rules and procedures of the proposed European presidency are being fashioned in secrecy, and that the European Council proposes to adopt them straight away without the opportunity for scrutiny or debate in this House? Might we have some debate at least about the proposed new...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 144 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 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.
• 85 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Clappison speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 641 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* 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).