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Jeremy Hunt
Conservative MP for South West Surrey

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Jeremy Hunt voted on key issues:

    • Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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 moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes

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    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)

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    Written Ministerial Statements — Health: Health Select Committee Report (Public Expenditure) (13 Jun 2013)

    “I have today laid before Parliament “Government Response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee report into Public Expenditure on Health and Care Services: Eleventh Report of Session 2012-13”, Cm 8624. Even with this Government’s £12.7 billion investment in the NHS and additional £7.2 billion investment in adult social care, I acknowledge that our health...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Children’s Heart Surgery (12 Jun 2013)

    “I thank the right hon. Gentleman for the tone of his comments and the bipartisan way in which he has approached these issues. I particularly welcome his last point. We have many debates in this House, but this is one issue where we are completely at one. If there is a difficult decision to be made that will save children’s lives, we must have the courage to take it. I am grateful for...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Children’s Heart Surgery (12 Jun 2013)

    “I agree with my right hon. Friend on both those points, as, indeed, on many others. It is true that the Safe and Sustainable process did not have the confidence of the public. It should be emphasised that when a controversial and difficult change is proposed, there is always likely to be public opposition. However—as I am sure we shall hear from Leeds Members in particular—this...”

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    • Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — 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 52.32% 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") 378 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    4. Sponsorships
    (b)Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
    Name of donor: Andrew Law
    Address of donor: private
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
    Donor status: individual
    (Registered 6 June 2012)
    Name of donor: Sally Patterson
    Address of donor: private
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A donation in kind of one week’s use of a chalet as an auction prize at an association event. The funds raised went to the association. Value of donation: £2,000
    Donor status: individual
    (Registered 6 June 2012)
    Name of donor: Nick Roach
    Address of donor: private
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A donation in kind of the use of both staff and a venue for an association event. Value of donation: £7,000
    Donor status: individual
    (Registered 6 June 2012)
    (c)Support in the capacity as an MP:
    Name of donor: M & C Saatchi
    Address of donor: 36 Golden Square, London W1F 9EE
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended a networking event organized by Ed Vaizey MP to enable us both to meet sector leaders from the arts and creative industries. The total cost was £4,563.50 and I shared this with Ed Vaizey MP
    Date of receipt: 12 May 2009
    Date of acceptance: 12 May 2009
    Donor status: company, registration no 03003693
    (Registered 11 May 2012)
    Late entries to which the rectification procedure was applied on 18 July 2012. See paragraph 108 of the Guide to the Rules.
    Late entries to which the rectification procedure was applied on 18 July 2012. See paragraph 108 of the Guide to the Rules.
    Name of donor: DDB UK
    Address of donor: 12 Bishops Bridge Rd, London W2 6AA
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended a networking event organized by Ed Vaizey MP to enable us both to meet sector leaders from the arts and creative industries. The total cost was £1,473.81and I shared this with Ed Vaizey MP
    Date of receipt: 15 September 2009
    Date of acceptance: 15 September 2009
    Donor status: company, registration no 00933578
    (Registered 11 May 2012)
    Name of donor: Groucho Club Ltd
    Address of donor: 45 Dean St, London W1D 4QB
    Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended a networking event organized by Ed Vaizey MP to enable us both to meet sector leaders from the arts and creative industries. The total cost was £1,435 and I shared this with Ed Vaizey MP
    Date of receipt: 4 November 2009
    Date of acceptance: 4 November 2009
    Donor status: company, registration no 01802099
    (Registered 11 May 2012)
    8. Land and Property
    Half-share of holiday house in Italy, from which rental income is received.
    Half-share of an office building in Hammersmith, from which rental income is received.
    9. Shareholdings
    11. Miscellaneous
    Donations to Hotcourses Foundation, registered charity of which I am a trustee, solicited from Geoffrey and Carole Lawson, of Godalming, Surrey.

    Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    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).