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John Baron

Conservative MP for Billericay

  • Whip, Whips (since 6 Jul 2007)

  • Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
  • Majority: 11,206 votes. — 224th out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How John Baron voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against the Iraq war. 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 the hunting ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Treasury, Transport

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Members: Correspondence, Cancer, Chiropody, Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings, NHS Professionals

(based on written questions asked by John Baron and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

RSS feed Most recent appearances

Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Cancer (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths there have been from each type of cancer as recorded by the ICD-10 classification in each year since 1997.”

Written Answers — Health: Cancer (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the incidence of cancer with each ICD-10 classification.”

Written Answers — Health: Drugs: Side Effects (2 Jul 2009)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of adverse incidents associated with the use of medicines outside their licensed indication in the last 12 months.”

More of John Baron's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 179 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
  • 73 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Baron speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 196 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Stewardship of private investment portfolios.
8. Land and Property
Three investment residential properties in London.
Second home in the constituency which doubles as the office.

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Additional Costs Allowance£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,634 £20,902 (joint 1st) £20,333 (joint 3rd) £19,713 (258th) £18,009 (joint 2nd)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£13,167 (512th) £15,411 (550th) £19,422 £17,972 (363rd) £18,775 (joint 277th) £18,035 (360th) £9,729 (529th)
Staffing Allowance£98,653 (29th) £92,304 (39th) £84,569 £75,003 (joint 144th) £71,773 (joint 85th) £69,111 (joint 117th) £64,410 (4th)
Communications Allowance£9,909 (167th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£3,418 (537th)* £3,914 (528th)** £4,036 £3,924 (574th) £4,941 (526th) £4,799 (537th) £4,196 (506th)
Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £69 £99 (422nd) £31 (joint 466th) £35 (joint 454th) £90 (joint 408th)
Members' Spouse Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,297 (131st) £1,500 (joint 159th) £978 £2,697 (66th) £2,912 (27th) £2,033 (83rd) £1,352 (209th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£5,355 (joint 29th) £5,893 (110th) £3,665 £13,702 (21st) £10,768 (20th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,375 (joint 87th) £1,168 (joint 147th) £0 £1,922 (joint 263rd) £1,922 (joint 259th) £1,922 (joint 253rd) £1,922 (joint 240th)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£156,257 (164th) £142,300 (233rd) £134,373 £136,221 (99th) £131,455 (95th) £115,648 (266th) £99,708 (97th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,464 (344th). Rail £928 (445th). Other: Rail £26 (173rd).

** Car £3,026 (318th). Other £888 (29th).