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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. — 94th 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 strongly 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 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: 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (3 Feb 2010) has video
“All Governments make mistakes, and all Prime Ministers have regrets. Which of the following does the Prime Minister regret most: (a) the collapse in adult learning, with 1.4 million places lost; (b) the fact that the latest figures show that fewer young people are starting apprenticeships; or (c) the growing gulf between the number of university applications and the number of places? For the...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Entry Clearances: Overseas Students (1 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's guidance to immigration officials relating to admission policy at port of entry for students where the authenticity of the documentation supplied is under question.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Departmental Advertising (1 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what expenditure his Department expects to incur on advertising in the next 12 months; and for what purposes.”
More of John Hayes's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 272 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.
- 96 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Hayes speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 586 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 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 | £22,099 (192nd) | £22,733 (245th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,880 (218th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,711 (261st) | £16,125 (155th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £509 (117th) | £126 (joint 117th with 1 other) |
| Office running costs | £22,187 (joint 113th with 1 other) | £21,300 (148th) | £22,386 (172nd) | £20,600 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,179 (470th) | £15,683 (327th) |
| Staffing costs | £92,717 (390th) | £90,543 (179th) | £83,580 (351st) | £83,481 | £73,204 (217th) | £72,592 (77th) | £69,208 (107th) | £50,516 (165th) |
| Communications Allowance | £522 (584th) | £4,628 (477th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,284 (325th)3 | £8,704 (266th)2 | £8,563 (283rd)1 | £8,852 | £14,752 (151st) | £13,323 (201st) | £12,999 (201st) | £10,462 (193rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £156 (joint 310th with 1 other) | £228 (joint 307th with 1 other) | £67 (400th) | £135 | £180 (376th) | £315 (322nd) | £384 (291st) | £232 (337th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £252 (259th) | £691 (163rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £50 (101st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,661 (joint 307th with 1 other) | £1,900 (36th) | £1,444 (174th) | £1,430 | £1,886 (118th) | £1,987 (joint 67th with 1 other) | £1,464 (169th) | £1,309 (joint 223rd with 1 other) |
| 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 with 2 others) | £1,089 (joint 269th with 4 others) | £835 | £1,929 (joint 252nd with 3 others) | £1,929 (joint 247th with 3 others) | £1,929 (joint 241st with 3 others) | £1,093 (544th) | |
| Other Costs | £12,155 (7th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £16,607 (5th) | £153 (84th) | £859 (70th) | £0 |
| Total | £161,032 (179th) | £156,255 (165th) | £142,163 (237th) | £139,314 | £154,133 (11th) | £133,950 (77th) | £124,242 (81st) | £95,546 (159th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,161 (87th). Rail £2,901 (297th). Other: Mileage £62 (66th). Rail £580 (36th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,120 (176th). Rail £2,334 (327th). Other: Mileage £116 (40th). Rail £714 (26th).
