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John Hayes
Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings
- Minister of State (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning), Business, Innovation and Skills (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Hayes voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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)
- 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
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Loans (7 Feb 2012)
“The consultation stage impact assessment ‘Further Education (FE)—Level 3+ Loans’ estimated the impact of introducing Further education loans on overall learner numbers. The consultation stage asssessment can be accessed at the link as follows: http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/further-education-skill s/docs/f/11-1218-further-education-loans-impact-assessment A final stage...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Loans (7 Feb 2012)
“The ‘New Challenges, New Chances’ skills investment strategy published by BIS on 1 December 2011 confirmed that the budget for further education loans would be £129 million in 2013-14 and £398 million in 2014-15. The number of students this budget supports will depend on the level of demand and the courses that students choose. The consultation stage impact assessment...”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Loans (7 Feb 2012)
“There is no specified maximum amount of FE loan. Rather, learners will be able to take out a loan up to the value of the fully funded rate paid to their learning provider for the course they choose. In 2012/13, the course with the highest fully funded rate is expected to be around £10,000 (Engineering Apprenticeship), so we have assumed this is the amount borrowed. We have assumed that...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — 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 76.14% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 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") 754 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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.
| 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 (114th) | £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)1 | £8,704 (266th)2 | £8,563 (283rd)3 | £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 (183rd) | £156,255 (165th) | £142,163 (237th) | £139,314 | £154,133 (11th) | £133,950 (77th) | £124,242 (81st) | £95,546 (159th) |
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).