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John Redwood
Conservative MP for Wokingham
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
- Majority: 7,240 votes. — 362nd 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 Redwood voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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 strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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: Transport, Treasury, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Railtrack, Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings, London Underground, Legislation, Departmental Manpower
(based on written questions asked by John Redwood and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“I advise an industrial group and an investment company and have declared that in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Listening to the previous speaker, one might forget that we have had a Labour Government for 12 years and one might forget that equality had risen to new highs. One might also have been led to believe that we had not been through our worst recession since the 1930s,...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“There were rather more newspapers selling rather more copies in those days, as there was plenty of competition and choice in newspapers-less so in the media, as the hon. Gentleman says-but this is one of the myths of modern politics and why modern politics is, I think, so broken. The myth has arisen that it is the job of Her Majesty's Ministers to entertain the media and that it is their job...”
- Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)
“What it means is that anyone who thinks that a Government of this country can continue to borrow at the current rate will experience a rude awakening. I remind the hon. Gentleman what happened to a previous Labour Government in the 1970s. They thought that they could go on borrowing. They had perfectly good things on which to spend the money, or so they thought. The hon. Gentleman may recall...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 71 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 83 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 1638 times in debates — well 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 | £22,729 (246th) | £21,301 (321st) | £21,634 | £13,305 (517th) | £12,199 (533rd) | £16,082 (494th) | £12,115 (516th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £10,427 (584th) | £18,659 (446th) | £19,177 | £18,490 (313th) | £18,597 (386th) | £13,248 (581st) | £14,723 (361st) |
| Staffing Allowance | £55,616 (636th) | £59,111 (634th) | £65,506 | £65,404 (535th) | £70,279 (174th) | £59,875 (528th) | £39,926 (516th) |
| Communications Allowance | £9,686 (joint 207th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,911 (519th)* | £3,967 (523rd)** | £3,857 | £6,064 (496th) | £5,221 (512th) | £5,340 (509th) | £4,190 (508th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £82 (joint 385th) | £218 | £520 (274th) | £368 (302nd) | £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 | £457 (518th) | £396 (joint 573rd) | £929 | £626 (441st) | £679 (416th) | £547 (550th) | £300 (joint 613th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,841 (402nd) | £1,343 (531st) | £4,122 | £1,471 (joint 495th) | £2,488 (330th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,250 (joint 264th) | £1,069 (302nd) | £719 | £1,713 (joint 508th) | £1,701 (506th) | £1,701 (478th) | £1,293 (joint 517th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £105,917 (627th) | £105,928 (616th) | £116,162 | £107,593 (573rd) | £111,532 (493rd) | £96,793 (574th) | £72,547 (572nd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,911 (224th).