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John Hayes
Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings

• Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — 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 Hayes voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
• Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
• Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
• Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
• Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Innovation, Universities and Skills, Education and Skills, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): European Constitution, Departmental Staff, Departmental Recycling, European Union, Fisheries

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

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Energy Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
• Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (15 out of 18)
• Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
• Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
• Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Housing Bill Committee (15 out of 19)
• Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)

Most recent appearances

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [Ist Day] (8 May 2013)

“indicated assent.”

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Radiation: Emergency Services (15 Apr 2013)

“Where an emergency plan prepared in accordance with the Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations 2001 (REPPIR) suggests an employee might receive an "emergency exposure" to radiation, each employer must provide those employees with appropriate radiation protection training. Hence, under REPPIR, employers must ensure such employees are provided with information and...”

Energy Infrastructure (Uk Supply Chain) (26 Mar 2013)

“It was T. S. Eliot who said that we know too much and are convinced of too little, but that cannot be said of my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), who is gaining a reputation as both a powerful and an elegant orator—if I may say so—in the interest of his constituents. Few Members of this House are more determined to advance the employment opportunities, the...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 73.84% of votes in this 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 815 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Nil

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,120 (176th). Rail £2,334 (327th). Other: Mileage £116 (40th). Rail £714 (26th).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,161 (87th). Rail £2,901 (297th). Other: Mileage £62 (66th). Rail £580 (36th).

³ Car £6,059 (71st). Rail £2,504 (296th).