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James Duddridge
Conservative MP for Rochford and Southend East
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How James Duddridge voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Home Department, Treasury, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Air Travel, Departmental Public Relations, Dorneywood, Departmental Official Residences, Departmental Procurement
(based on written questions asked by James Duddridge and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- FINANCE BILL Committee (10 out of 12)
- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (4 out of 4)
- Antarctic Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Presumption of Death Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
- Financial Services Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (3 out of 12)
- Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
- Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Planning Bill Committee (9 out of 18)
- Pensions Bill Committee (6 out of 20)
- Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
- Mental Health Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Charities Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
Most recent appearances
- Sudan and South Sudan (18 Jun 2013)
“My hon. Friend is a great advocate for international development. Far too often these trips are talked down, but clearly it is incredibly valuable to go there and speak from the heart and about the reality of what has happened. Much to my shame, I have not read the detail of the report. I would be interested in an analysis of its recommendations and to what degree the Government have already...”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Swaziland (17 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received on Swaziland being referred to the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Swaziland (17 Jun 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many visits the British High Commissioner to Pretoria has made to Swaziland in each of the last five years.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 30 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 87.36% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 148 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,499 (113th) | £22,975 (joint 203rd with 1 other) | £22,044 (244th) | £21,612 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £21,158 (167th) | £19,788 (254th) | £29,168 (9th) | £26,930 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £101,133 (122nd) | £90,280 (213th) | £78,452 (494th) | £76,850 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £7,391 (386th) | £7,359 (365th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,066 (502nd)1 | £3,791 (523rd)2 | £3,935 (525th)3 | £4,094 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £169 (297th) | £174 (335th) | £63 (404th) | £28 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,591 (314th) | £1,465 (103rd) | £1,808 (119th) | £608 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,237 (42nd) | £7,106 (78th) | £2,412 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,290 (joint 203rd with 4 others) | £1,233 (joint 77th with 7 others) | £1,233 | |||||
| Other Costs | £253 (90th) | £7,646 (18th) | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £161,260 (181st) | £160,005 (102nd) | £143,809 (199th) | £133,767 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,060 (265th). Rail £904 (471st). Misc £50 (198th). Other: Mileage £52 (71st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,030 (293rd). Rail £751 (466th). Misc £10 (251st).