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John Maples
Conservative MP for Stratford-on-Avon
- Also represented Lewisham West
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Standing down at the next election
- Majority: 12,184 votes. — 265th 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
- Voted moderately 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
- 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
- Debate on the Address: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Defence (23 Nov 2009) has video
“We have heard some interesting speeches on Afghanistan. The hon. Member for Halton (Derek Twigg) and the right hon. Member for Pontypridd (Dr. Howells) looked at the same facts and came to rather different conclusions. The problem I have with the right hon. Gentleman's analysis is that we cannot act unilaterally. We went in there with the United States, and we have to come out with them; we...”
- 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 intergovernmental panel on climate change, and which shows cooling since 1998. More recently, the American series developed by NASA, which uses...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (15 Jul 2009) has video
“If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 July.”
More of John Maples's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 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 55% 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") 485 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 10 Mar 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 | £23,319 (130th) | £23,000 (joint 192nd with 2 others) | £22,046 (243rd) | £21,634 | £20,867 (222nd) | £20,328 (joint 169th with 5 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,737 (joint 245th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,443 (193rd) | £18,662 (joint 310th with 1 other) | £16,712 (519th) | £18,422 | £17,936 (365th) | £11,935 (618th) | £10,803 (616th) | £21,021 (136th) |
| Staffing costs | £72,908 (606th) | £75,306 (580th) | £68,724 (599th) | £68,439 | £66,544 (488th) | £65,449 (joint 434th with 1 other) | £59,398 (538th) | £38,583 (538th) |
| Communications Allowance | £784 (578th) | £5,279 (joint 447th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,106 (499th)1 | £4,337 (joint 505th with 1 other)2 | £4,393 (497th)3 | £4,298 | £7,221 (454th) | £6,537 (462nd) | £7,201 (448th) | £5,962 (426th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £32 (402nd) | £60 (401st) | £0 | £23 | £84 (431st) | £165 (377th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £55 (322nd) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,591 (428th) | £634 (405th) | £1,051 (263rd) | £591 | £568 (joint 465th with 1 other) | £648 (433rd) | £967 (350th) | £700 (454th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,822 (254th) | £1,855 (joint 441st with 1 other) | £2,316 | £1,244 (539th) | £2,376 (joint 344th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,155 (joint 410th with 1 other) | £739 (618th) | £639 | £2,004 (joint 63rd with 1 other) | £1,621 (526th) | £982 (622nd) | £982 (joint 564th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £124,238 (576th) | £131,255 (522nd) | £115,520 (582nd) | £116,362 | £116,468 (470th) | £109,059 (522nd) | £99,073 (554th) | £82,985 (443rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,053 (181st). Rail £53 (572nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,337 (174th).