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Jeremy Hunt
Conservative MP for South West Surrey
- Secretary of State, Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeremy Hunt voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Children, Schools and Families, Work and Pensions, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Information Officers, Tourism, Departmental Plants, National Lottery, Departmental Staff
(based on written questions asked by Jeremy Hunt and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Broadband (9 Feb 2012)
“Our plans for the roll-out of superfast broadband mean that—”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Broadband (9 Feb 2012)
“With your humble permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to take this Question with Questions 5 and 6. I wanted to say that our plans for the roll-out of superfast broadband will mean that conditions such as the common cold, even when held by Ministers, will be able to be diagnosed online. The roll-out continues apace, and broadband plans have now been approved for a third of local authorities.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Broadband (9 Feb 2012)
“I am going to Pembrokeshire next week on holiday, when I will personally be inspecting the rural broadband facilities and mobile coverage in my hon. Friend’s constituency, although I cannot promise to do the same for all hon. Members. He makes an important point, and we have made good progress this year. Our plans for superfast broadband will cover 90% of the country, but Ofcom’s...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 51.49% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 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") 199 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £9,891 (513th) | £11,610 (540th) | £12,173 (535th) | £13,916 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £16,916 (360th) | £14,191 (487th) | £20,175 (350th) | £20,000 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £84,422 (527th) | £83,445 (458th) | £83,578 (352nd) | £76,676 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,278 (293rd) | £10,668 (90th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,780 (513th)1 | £5,887 (407th)2 | £4,579 (485th)3 | £3,047 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £434 (177th) | £442 (joint 227th with 1 other) | £418 (244th) | £37 | ||||
| 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 | £1,019 (606th) | £204 (joint 623rd with 1 other) | £1,011 (276th) | £1,364 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £407 (627th) | £3,275 (joint 252nd with 1 other) | £3,410 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,337 (joint 140th with 1 other) | £1,240 (joint 72nd with 2 others) | £1,240 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £125,739 (568th) | £128,191 (548th) | £126,449 (504th) | £119,690 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,386 (325th). Rail £1,008 (456th). Misc £4 (257th). Other: Rail £382 (55th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,604 (247th). Rail £289 (522nd). Misc £28 (215th). Other: Mileage £20 (84th). Rail £1,020 (18th). Air £296 (25th). European £630 (88th).
3 Car £2,894 (331st). 3rd party £656 (17th). Rail £252 (511th). Air £777 (125th).