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Jeremy Wright
Conservative MP for Kenilworth and Southam
- Also represented Rugby and Kenilworth
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeremy Wright voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Transport, Home Department, Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Medical Records: Databases, High Hedges, Railways: Construction, Incapacity Benefit, NHS Direct
(based on written questions asked by Jeremy Wright and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Prisons (Property) bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
- Justice and Security Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Identity Documents Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill Committee (18 out of 18)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
- Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Bribery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
- Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Health and Social Care Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Local Transport Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Fraud Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Children and Adoption Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (16 out of 21)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Probation Service (21 May 2013)
“As part of our transforming rehabilitation strategy, we will create a new public sector national probation service, which will work to protect the public and build upon the expertise and professionalism already in place. The national probation service will work alongside new contracted rehabilitation providers and, in the future, the skills and expertise of probation professionals will be...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Probation Service (21 May 2013)
“The hon. Lady will understand that in respect of these contracts there will be a requirement for providers to meet the expectations of the courts, so in relation to court orders there will be limited room for manoeuvre as to what is done, and offenders on licence will be expected to meet the requirements of those licences. These contracts could never be 100% payment by results. We will...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Probation Service (21 May 2013)
“My hon. Friend puts his finger on one of the big design challenges with which we have had to wrestle in designing this system. It is, of course, important that those providing rehabilitation services should be rewarded for a complete stop in someone’s offending. That is what the public are looking for here. However, we also want to make sure that there are no perverse incentives and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 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 80.43% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 160 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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.
| 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 | £20,540 (258th) | £20,409 (374th) | £20,593 (367th) | £19,336 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £20,815 (182nd) | £17,217 (384th) | £23,671 (134th) | £25,081 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £78,058 (586th) | £80,427 (526th) | £81,929 (400th) | £73,325 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £6,231 (433rd) | £8,206 (319th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,205 (436th)1 | £5,500 (437th)2 | £7,056 (339th)3 | £5,472 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £204 (279th) | £153 (346th) | £0 | £327 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £189 (283rd) | £116 (joint 318th with 1 other) | 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 | £2,399 (457th) | £859 (285th) | £835 (joint 345th with 2 others) | £867 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,554 (455th) | £1,042 (579th) | £1,718 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,163 (joint 391st with 3 others) | £1,218 (92nd) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £133,640 (514th) | £135,604 (467th) | £136,344 (354th) | £127,208 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,894 (384th). Rail £3,176 (275th). Misc £135 (152nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,251 (370th). Rail £3,239 (274th). Misc £10 (251st).