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John Hayes
Conservative MP for South Holland & The Deepings
- - Shadow Minister (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education), Universities and Skills (since 27 Jul 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 15,780 votes. — 93rd out of 643 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 Hayes 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 moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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: 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)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (20 out of n/a)
- Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business, Innovation and Skills: Higher Education (12 Nov 2009)
“In a written answer, the Minister confessed that only 6 per cent. of state school pupils aged 15 progressed to Russell group universities. Of those few, just one in 10 are from the bottom two socio-economic groups. It is clear that very few such students get to our longest established universities. Vitally, many from more disadvantaged backgrounds study HE in FE, but we know from an answer...”
More of John Hayes's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 263 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 70% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 572 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Lecturer in British Government and Politics at the American International University in London, from January 2005 (for two semesters at one hour a week for up to 20 hours per year). Address: Queen's Road, Richmond-upon-Thames, TW10 6JP. (Up to £5,000).
Received £667.75 for work done in September. Hours: TBC. (Registered 30 October 2009)
Lecturer for American Institute for Foreign Study, June-July 2008. Address: Queen's Road, Richmond-upon-Thames, TW10 6JP. (Up to £5,000) (Registered 16 July 2008)
Received £1700 for two courses. Hours: 18 hrs. (Registered 30 October 2009)
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,733 (245th) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,880 (218th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,711 (261st) | £16,125 (155th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £509 (117th) | £126 (joint 117th) |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £21,300 (148th) | £22,386 (172nd) | £20,600 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,179 (470th) | £15,683 (327th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £90,543 (179th) | £83,580 (351st) | £83,481 | £73,204 (217th) | £72,592 (77th) | £69,208 (107th) | £50,516 (165th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,628 (477th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,704 (266th)* | £8,563 (283rd)** | £8,852 | £14,752 (151st) | £13,323 (201st) | £12,999 (201st) | £10,462 (193rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £228 (joint 307th) | £67 (400th) | £135 | £180 (376th) | £315 (322nd) | £384 (291st) | £232 (337th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £691 (163rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £50 (101st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,900 (36th) | £1,444 (174th) | £1,430 | £1,886 (118th) | £1,987 (joint 67th) | £1,464 (169th) | £1,309 (joint 223rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,131 (126th) | £2,924 (296th) | £2,347 | £5,370 (128th) | £4,519 (137th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,347 (joint 118th) | £1,089 (joint 269th) | £835 | £1,929 (joint 252nd) | £1,929 (joint 247th) | £1,929 (joint 241st) | £1,093 (544th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,607 (5th) | £153 (84th) | £859 (70th) | £0 |
| Total | £156,255 (165th) | £142,163 (237th) | £139,314 | £154,133 (11th) | £133,950 (77th) | £124,242 (81st) | £95,546 (159th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,161 (87th). Rail £2,901 (297th). Other: Mileage £62 (66th). Rail £580 (36th).