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James Gray
Conservative MP for North Wiltshire
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 5,303 votes. — 478th 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 Gray voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 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 strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 20 Feb 2007)
- Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Health, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Hospitality, RAF Lyneham, RAF Bases, Inland Revenue, Fallen Stock
(based on written questions asked by James Gray and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (26 out of n/a)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Export Control Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Rating (Agricultural Premises and Rural Shops) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Pupil Exclusions (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils were permanently excluded for each reason for exclusion from maintained primary schools, excluding special schools in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06.”
More of James Gray's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 187 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 very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 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") 571 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Business consultant to Hakluyt and Co Ltd, London; a consultancy offering intelligence and strategic advice. No remuneration received since 1 January 2009.
£75 for participating in the June MP panel survey for ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. Hours: 15 minutes. (Registered 19 August 2009).
£150 for participating in survey of MPs for Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY. Hours: 30 minutes. (Registered 25 August 2009)
£75 for participating in survey for BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX. Hours: 15mins. (Registered 27 August 2009)
£250 from the Centre for Defence Studies, Kings College, London, in respect of an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 12 October 2009)
£50 for participating in research project for Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 3 November 2009)
6. Overseas visits
12-19 September 2008, to Egypt, accompanied by my partner, for meetings with Ministers and Parliamentarians, at the invitation and expense of the People's Assembly. (Registered 22 September 2008)
16-18 May 2009, to Baghdad, for meeting with Ministers and others and an update on the present situation in Iraq, sponsored by the Islamic Dawa Party. (Registered 1 June 2009)
Name of donor: 1) Chinese Government
2) All-Party Parliamentary China Group
Address of donor: 1) c/o China Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London
2) House of Commons
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
1) hospitality; £1,166
2) air ticket; £600 (from donations previously registered)
Destination of visit: Beijing and Tibet
Date of visit: 10-20 September 2009
Purpose of visit: to consider the question of Tibet
(Registered 26 September 2009)
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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,090 (joint 217th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,231 (joint 220th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,738 (joint 236th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,192 (462nd) | £21,202 (225th) | £19,631 | £18,910 (252nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,799 (411th) | £12,376 (452nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £79,509 (537th) | £84,969 (297th) | £84,019 | £73,964 (196th) | £71,773 (joint 85th) | £67,404 (joint 154th) | £52,179 (121st) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,368 (246th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,772 (362nd)* | £6,354 (378th)** | £7,735 | £13,424 (201st) | £10,961 (288th) | £12,158 (242nd) | £7,480 (347th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £298 (joint 278th) | £897 | £485 (joint 281st) | £116 (412th) | £544 (246th) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £862 (27th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £752 (joint 338th) | £990 (283rd) | £1,081 | £1,197 (237th) | £1,369 (147th) | £1,573 (150th) | £805 (joint 405th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,806 (258th) | £3,404 (238th) | £2,816 | £3,558 (214th) | £5,241 (108th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,184 (joint 349th) | £983 (joint 441st) | £983 | £1,974 (joint 118th) | £1,974 (joint 111th) | £1,974 (joint 110th) | £1,974 (joint 105th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £139,528 (415th) | £140,290 (279th) | £138,796 | £134,414 (119th) | £130,464 (110th) | £121,174 (142nd) | £90,552 (278th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,849 (405th). Rail £4,923 (186th).