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John Bercow
Speaker, and MP for Buckingham
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
As the Speaker, John Bercow cannot vote (except to break a tie).
How John Bercow voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
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Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Health, Treasury, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Committee Mandates, Public Service Agreements, Burma, Sudan, Performance Targets
(based on written questions asked by John Bercow and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (1 out of 20)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Chairman, Health Bill Committee (0 out of 9)
- Chairman, Education and Skills Bill Committee (10 out of 20)
- Chairman, Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (8 out of 14)
- Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, Employment Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
- Chairman, Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (3 out of 11)
- Chairman, Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
- Chairman, Serious Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Chairman, Company Law Reform Bill Committee (10 out of 22)
- Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Finance Bill Committee (7 out of 16)
- Hunting Bill Committee (7 out of 16)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
Most recent appearances
- Local Government Finance Bill: New Clause 9 — Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties (21 May 2012)
“With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government new clause 10—Power for HMRC to supply information for purposes of council tax New clause 2—Discounts — ‘(1) Section 11 of the LGFA 1992 is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1), for the word “shall”, substitute “may”. (3) In subsection (2)— (a) for the word...”
- Points of Order (21 May 2012)
“I am grateful to the right hon. Member for Neath (Mr Hain) for his point of order, and for notice of it. I am also grateful to the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis) for his follow-up. Let me first say, for the benefit of both the right hon. Member for Neath and the House, that, as he will recall, my concern was that Members who wish to table an early-day motion upon...”
- Points of Order (21 May 2012)
“The short answer to the hon. Gentleman’s point of order is that I am not aware that there is any conflict with the terms of the resolution. As the hon. Gentleman also noted in his point of order, the Chair is not responsible for the content of answers. The obligation upon a Minister is to provide an answer to the question posed. Whether it is an answer of sufficient quality to satisfy...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 427 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Speakers/ deputy speakers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 0.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
Speakers and deputy speakers cannot vote except to break a tie. - People have made 87 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 1902 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | £21,987 (199th) | £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) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,671 (joint 268th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £8,931 (601st) | £7,006 (625th) | £24,849 (98th) | £19,900 | £14,922 (494th) | £17,483 (joint 504th with 1 other) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £6,716 (598th) |
| Staffing costs | £38,307 (641st) | £55,952 (635th) | £66,368 (611th) | £82,511 | £73,192 (218th) | £66,815 (383rd) | £65,006 (311th) | £57,256 (37th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,372 (286th) | £8,144 (323rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,749 (455th)1 | £5,400 (444th)2 | £5,105 (464th)3 | £5,852 | £9,675 (346th) | £10,051 (322nd) | £13,326 (190th) | £9,417 (249th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £712 (173rd) | £51 | £46 (448th) | £144 (392nd) | £0 | £137 (385th) |
| 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 | £2,998 (374th) | £735 (347th) | £1,004 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £983 | £1,579 (joint 159th with 1 other) | £800 (358th) | £1,041 (joint 314th with 1 other) | £836 (joint 394th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,115 (358th) | £2,243 (374th) | £1,116 | £3,370 (231st) | £1,876 (435th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,001 (577th) | £878 (joint 571st with 3 others) | £0 | £1,866 (joint 374th with 3 others) | £1,866 (joint 368th with 3 others) | £1,604 (502nd) | £1,604 (422nd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £627 (90th) | £4,689 (22nd) | £4,735 (33rd) | £11,378 (1st) |
| Total | £86,344 (640th) | £103,436 (631st) | £123,269 (524th) | £132,047 | £126,179 (274th) | £124,057 (223rd) | £123,668 (92nd) | £103,015 (56th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,749 (110th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,400 (78th).