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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 against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. 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 equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. 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, Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of 5)
- Chairman, Health Bill Committee (0 out of 9)
- Chairman, Equality Bill Committee (1 out of 20)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- 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)
- Chairman, Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
- Chairman, Serious Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Chairman, Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
- Chairman, Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (3 out of 11)
- 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)
- Vehicles (Crime) Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Hunting Bill Committee (7 out of 16)
- Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (9 Feb 2012)
“Order. The hon. Member for Cannock Chase will be silent—I will brook no contradiction of that point. I assume that the hon. Member for Dudley North (Ian Austin) notified the hon. Member for Cannock Chase—”
- Business of the House (9 Feb 2012)
“Order. I require no interference from the hon. Gentleman, who will behave himself and that is the end of it. I asked the hon. Member for Dudley North for an indication of whether he contacted the hon. Gentleman in question.”
- Business of the House (9 Feb 2012)
“Well, it is preferable that there should be direct contact—[Interruption.] Order. The hon. Member for Dudley North will finish his question, there will be an answer and we will proceed.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 448 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") 1853 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Mohammad Sarwar
Address of donor : private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: accommodation at the Popinjay Hotel, Rosebank, Scotland, for me, my family and my children’s nanny; total value £770.55
Date of receipt of donation: 23-26 August 2010
Date of acceptance of donation: 23-26 August 2010
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 November 2010)
8. Land and Property
Flat in London, from which rental income is received.
Register last updated: 30 Jan 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).