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John Maples
Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon
- Also represented Lewisham West
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 12,184 votes. — 263rd 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 Maples voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Defence, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Staff, Consultants, Civil Service Travel, Parliamentary Questions, Defence Fire Service
(based on written questions asked by John Maples and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Extradition Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: UK Low Carbon Transition Plan (15 Jul 2009)
“In developing these policies, what account has the Secretary of State taken of two recent but rather unexpected pieces of scientific evidence? One is the Hadley Centre's series of global temperatures, which is one of the four series used by the IPCC, and which shows cooling since 1998. More recently, the American series developed by NASA, which uses measurements from satellites in space and...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Jul 2009) has video
“If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 July.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Jul 2009) has video
“In 2006, we sent 3,000 troops into Afghanistan as part of a reconstruction mission. Now, our objectives are to defeat terrorism and to make Afghanistan a stable and effective state. Many of my constituents are not convinced that we have a credible strategy for achieving those objectives. Will the Prime Minister look again at those objectives in the context of what is achievable, so that I can...”
More of John Maples's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — below 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 57% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 484 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £23,000 (joint 192nd) | £22,046 (243rd) | £21,634 | £20,867 (222nd) | £20,328 (joint 169th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,737 (joint 245th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,662 (joint 310th) | £16,712 (519th) | £18,422 | £17,936 (365th) | £11,935 (618th) | £10,803 (616th) | £21,021 (136th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £75,306 (580th) | £68,724 (599th) | £68,439 | £66,544 (488th) | £65,449 (joint 434th) | £59,398 (538th) | £38,583 (538th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,279 (joint 447th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,337 (joint 505th)* | £4,393 (497th)** | £4,298 | £7,221 (454th) | £6,537 (462nd) | £7,201 (448th) | £5,962 (426th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £60 (401st) | £0 | £23 | £84 (431st) | £165 (377th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £634 (405th) | £1,051 (263rd) | £591 | £568 (joint 465th) | £648 (433rd) | £967 (350th) | £700 (454th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,822 (254th) | £1,855 (joint 441st) | £2,316 | £1,244 (539th) | £2,376 (joint 344th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,155 (joint 410th) | £739 (618th) | £639 | £2,004 (joint 63rd) | £1,621 (526th) | £982 (622nd) | £982 (joint 564th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £131,255 (522nd) | £115,520 (582nd) | £116,362 | £116,468 (470th) | £109,059 (522nd) | £99,073 (554th) | £82,985 (443rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,337 (174th).