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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.
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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
- 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, 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)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Equine Welfare (Ragwort Control) 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)
- Export Control 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)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- 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?”
More of James Gray's recent appearances
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
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.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).