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James Gray

Conservative MP for North Wiltshire

    • Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
    • Majority: 5,303 votes. — 479th out of 643 MPs.

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How James Gray voted on key issues since 2001:

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    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): RAF Lyneham, Hospitality, RAF Bases, Inland Revenue, Fallen Stock

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

    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Multiple Sclerosis (2 Feb 2010)

    “I think the Minister will find that 5,500 was the number of patients at the beginning of the scheme in 2002. Sadly, a significant number of those have died or have left the scheme. How many people are currently being studied under the scheme?”

    Multiple Sclerosis (2 Feb 2010)

    “The Minister is saying that the right drugs must be given to the right people at the right time, and I am sure that all sensible people would endorse that view. I judge from a hint in his remarks that if over the next two or three years medical science developed drugs more effective than those being used under the risk-sharing scheme, there is a possibility that the scheme would be abandoned...”

    Multiple Sclerosis (2 Feb 2010)

    “If it were brought to the Minister's attention by officials or other people that some of the methodology used in the analysis of the statistics in the risk-sharing drug scheme was wrong and that the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of the drugs could not be assessed, would he consider dropping the scheme?”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 136 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 69% 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.
    • 91 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever James Gray speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 579 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.
    ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA.
    £75 for participating in the June MP panel survey. Hours: 15 minutes. (Registered 19 August 2009).
    £75 for participating in the October MP panel survey. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 2 December 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)
    Payments from BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX, for participating in surveys:
    £75 received. Hours: 15mins. (Registered 27 August 2009)
    £75 received. Hours: 15 mins (Registered 25 November 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)
    £75 for participating in survey for BPRI
    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: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (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)
    Staying away from main home£24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) £22,090 (joint 217th with 2 others) £21,634 £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) £20,231 (joint 220th with 1 other) £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) £15,738 (joint 236th with 8 others)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Office running costs£19,323 (253rd) £15,192 (462nd) £21,202 (225th) £19,631 £18,910 (252nd) £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) £17,799 (411th) £12,376 (452nd)
    Staffing costs£100,533 (146th) £79,509 (537th) £84,969 (297th) £84,019 £73,964 (196th) £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) £67,404 (joint 154th with 7 others) £52,179 (121st)
    Communications Allowance£11,715 (106th) £9,368 (246th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£9,607 (217th)3 £6,772 (362nd)2 £6,354 (378th)1 £7,735 £13,424 (201st) £10,961 (288th) £12,158 (242nd) £7,480 (347th)
    Members' Staff Travel£155 (312th) £0 £298 (joint 278th with 2 others) £897 £485 (joint 281st with 1 other) £116 (412th) £544 (246th) £0
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 £862 (27th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£4,434 (221st) £752 (joint 338th with 2 others) £990 (283rd) £1,081 £1,197 (237th) £1,369 (147th) £1,573 (150th) £805 (joint 405th with 1 other)
    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 with 1 other) £983 (joint 441st with 2 others) £983 £1,974 (joint 118th with 5 others) £1,974 (joint 111th with 5 others) £1,974 (joint 110th with 5 others) £1,974 (joint 105th with 5 others)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total£169,773 (77th) £139,528 (415th) £140,290 (279th) £138,796 £134,414 (119th) £130,464 (110th) £121,174 (142nd) £90,552 (278th)

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,849 (405th). Rail £4,923 (186th).

    3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,001 (188th). Rail £5,502 (163rd). Misc £104 (160th).

    1 Car £4,214 (215th). Rail £2,140 (320th).