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John Redwood
Conservative MP for Wokingham
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — 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 Redwood voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
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 Manpower, Departmental Regulation, Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings, London Underground
(based on written questions asked by John Redwood and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Traffic Management Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
Most recent appearances
- Local Government Finance Bill: New Clause 9 — Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties (21 May 2012)
“It would be very helpful if the Minister explained to my constituents what extra power is being granted to the council and how it will prevent fraud.”
- Local Government Finance Bill: New Clause 9 — Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties (21 May 2012)
“That is the point I am trying to get at. It is already an offence to make a fraudulent declaration and to try to get out of paying this tax, and we all want to stop the fraud, but we also want to keep some civil liberties in this country. I must press the Minister again. What extra powers to investigate people and get access to their data are being taken?”
- Local Government Finance Bill: New Clause 9 — Regulations about powers to require information, offences and penalties (21 May 2012)
“On new clause 10, when the Revenue has shared information with a local authority, what right will the individual concerned have to make sure that the Treasury has shared the correct information and has not made a mistake?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 62 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 45 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 80.29% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 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") 1838 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £19,931 (287th) | £22,729 (246th) | £21,301 (321st) | £21,634 | £13,305 (517th) | £12,199 (533rd) | £16,082 (494th) | £12,115 (516th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £8,562 (606th) | £10,427 (584th) | £18,659 (446th) | £19,177 | £18,490 (313th) | £18,597 (386th) | £13,248 (581st) | £14,723 (361st) |
| Staffing costs | £55,490 (635th) | £55,616 (636th) | £59,111 (634th) | £65,506 | £65,404 (535th) | £70,279 (174th) | £59,875 (528th) | £39,926 (516th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,660 (460th) | £9,686 (joint 207th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,649 (559th)1 | £3,911 (519th)2 | £3,967 (523rd)3 | £3,857 | £6,064 (496th) | £5,221 (512th) | £5,340 (509th) | £4,190 (508th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £82 (joint 385th with 1 other) | £218 | £520 (274th) | £368 (302nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £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 | £1,337 (591st) | £457 (518th) | £396 (joint 573rd with 1 other) | £929 | £626 (441st) | £679 (416th) | £547 (550th) | £300 (joint 613th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,841 (402nd) | £1,343 (531st) | £4,122 | £1,471 (joint 495th with 1 other) | £2,488 (330th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,250 (joint 264th with 3 others) | £1,069 (302nd) | £719 | £1,713 (joint 508th with 1 other) | £1,701 (506th) | £1,701 (478th) | £1,293 (joint 517th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £93,629 (636th) | £105,917 (627th) | £105,928 (616th) | £116,162 | £107,593 (573rd) | £111,532 (493rd) | £96,793 (574th) | £72,547 (572nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,649 (302nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,911 (224th).
