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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. — 225th out of 644 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and 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 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, 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)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Equality Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Child Poverty Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Employment Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (10 out of n/a)
- Home Energy Conservation Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Justice: Legal Aid (11 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether an assessment has been made of the appropriateness of funding by legal aid of concluded MMR vaccine litigation; (2) whether an assessment has been made of the appropriateness of funding by legal aid the research carried out on claimants and controls in connection with concluded MMR vaccine litigation; (3) whether an assessment has been...”
- Written Answers — Treasury: Tax Allowances: Charities (10 Mar 2010)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on the effect on tax exemptions for charities of EU state aid rules.”
More of John Baron's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 182 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 69% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 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.
- 72 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Baron speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 208 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Stewardship of investment portfolios for Newtons, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London.
Received £7,206.32. Hours: 15hrs. (Registered 15 September 2009)
Received £7990. Hours: 15.4 hrs. (Registered 19 November 2009)
Received £8291.03. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 29 January 2010)
Monthly investment column in the Financial Times' Investors Chronicle magazine. Address: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL.
Fee £400. Hours: 2hrs. (2 columns). All fees waived in lieu of FT donations to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 11 January 2010)
Fee £200. Hours: 1 hr. (1 column). Fee waived in lieu of FT donations to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 2 February 2010)
Fee £200. Hours: 1 hr (1 column). Fee waived in lieu of FT donations to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 22 February 2010)
8. Land and Property
Investment residential properties in London from which rental income is received.
Second home in the constituency which doubles as the office.
Register last updated: 24 Feb 2010. 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 (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).