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Jeremy Wright MP
- Conservative MP for Rugby & Kenilworth
- Whip, Whips (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 1,556 votes. — 581st out of 631 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jeremy Wright voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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, Incapacity Benefit, Road Traffic Control: Disabled, Fire Service
(based on written questions asked by Jeremy Wright and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Written Answers — Health: NHS: Recycling (16 Jun 2008)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many NHS trusts have recycling strategies; and if he will make a statement; (2) whether he plans to review the health technical memorandum on managing waste; and if he will make a statement.”
- Royal Assent: Care and Support (5 Jun 2008)
“I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Worsley (Barbara Keeley), whose commitment to and enthusiasm for carers' issues I recognise and entirely share. The debate has made yet clearer the scale of the challenge we face in constructing a social care system that is adequate and decent, and that covers to a good standard those whom it needs to cover. It is right that funding plays a large...”
- Royal Assent: Care and Support (5 Jun 2008)
“Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the difficulties with charging is defining what is a social care need and what is a health care need? The Minister described a number of times the Berlin wall between health and social care. Is not the problem that sometimes some of the issues are being smuggled in or over the Berlin wall between those two, so that is what is really a health care...”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 comment on this MP's speeches — well 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.
- 81 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jeremy Wright speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 63 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £20,593 (367th) | £19,336 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £23,671 (134th) | £25,081 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £81,929 (400th) | £73,325 | ||||
| Members' Travel | £7,056 (339th)* | £5,472 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £327 | ||||
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £835 (joint 345th) | £867 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,042 (579th) | £1,718 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,218 (92nd) | £1,082 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £136,344 (354th) | £127,208 |

