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John Baron
Conservative MP for Basildon and Billericay
- Also represented Billericay
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — 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 John Baron voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Treasury, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Members: Correspondence, Cancer, Departmental Buildings, Chiropody, Departmental Conferences
(based on written questions asked by John Baron and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Equality Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
- NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“A key reason the eurozone crisis is unfolding is that politicians are failing to introduce the sweeping supply-side reforms needed to generate growth and close the gap between what Governments earn and spend. Will the Minister therefore ignore the cries from the Opposition and take a knife to employment regulations, which SMEs believe are the key reason they are not taking on new staff?”
- Written Answers — Health: Cancer (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidance his Department intends to issue to clinical commissioning groups to ensure that they draw upon existing expertise held within cancer networks when developing their commissioning plans; (2) what steps he is taking to ensure that expertise currently held within cancer networks will not be lost following the introduction of the...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (15 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when her Department plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 12 December 2011 and 25 January 2012 transferred to her Department from the Cabinet Office in February 2012, regarding Tetra Scene of Crime Limited.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 37 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66.97% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 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") 263 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
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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 | £18,748 (338th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,713 (258th) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,263 (492nd) | £13,167 (512th) | £15,411 (550th) | £19,422 | £17,972 (363rd) | £18,775 (joint 277th with 1 other) | £18,035 (360th) | £9,729 (529th) |
| Staffing costs | £102,388 (95th) | £98,653 (29th) | £92,304 (39th) | £84,569 | £75,003 (joint 144th with 1 other) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,111 (joint 117th with 1 other) | £64,410 (4th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,023 (94th) | £9,909 (167th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,945 (543rd)1 | £3,418 (537th)2 | £3,914 (528th)3 | £4,036 | £3,924 (574th) | £4,941 (526th) | £4,799 (537th) | £4,196 (506th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £69 | £99 (422nd) | £31 (joint 466th with 1 other) | £35 (joint 454th with 1 other) | £90 (joint 408th with 1 other) |
| 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 | £6,965 (41st) | £1,297 (131st) | £1,500 (joint 159th with 1 other) | £978 | £2,697 (66th) | £2,912 (27th) | £2,033 (83rd) | £1,352 (209th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,355 (joint 29th with 1 other) | £5,893 (110th) | £3,665 | £13,702 (21st) | £10,768 (20th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,375 (joint 87th with 1 other) | £1,168 (joint 147th with 2 others) | £0 | £1,922 (joint 263rd with 2 others) | £1,922 (joint 259th with 2 others) | £1,922 (joint 253rd with 2 others) | £1,922 (joint 240th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £156,332 (247th) | £156,257 (164th) | £142,300 (233rd) | £134,373 | £136,221 (99th) | £131,455 (95th) | £115,648 (266th) | £99,708 (97th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,908 (381st). Rail £1,037 (453rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,464 (344th). Rail £928 (445th). Other: Rail £26 (173rd).