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John Redwood
Conservative MP for Wokingham
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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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
1. Remunerated directorships
Non-executive chairman of Concentric plc, a subsidiary of Haldex, Unit 10, Gravelly Park, Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham B24 8HW; an engineering company.
Payment of £3,950.27 gross for April 2011. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2011)
Payment of £3,950.27 gross for May 2011. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2011)
Payment of £3,950.27 gross for June 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2011)
Payment of £3,950.27 gross for July 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 8 August 2011)
Payment of £2,000 gross for August 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 16 September 2011)
Payment of £2,000 gross for September 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2011)
Payment of £2,000 gross for October 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 11 November 2011)
Payment of £2,000 gross for November 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2011)
Payment of £2,000 gross for December 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 7 January 2012)
Payment of £2,000 gross for January 2012. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 7 February 2012)
Payment of £2,000 gross for February 2012. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 5 March 2012)
Payment of £2,000 gross for March 2012. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2012)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of the Advisory Board of Intelligent Engineering Holdings Ltd, Shire House, West Common, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 7QN; a company developing a sandwich plate system for steel fabrication uses. Remunerated in part by unquoted shares in the company. No meetings of the Board are scheduled and no payments are currently being made to me.
Visiting Professorship to Middlesex University Business School, lecturing on financial subjects related to my previous career. Address: The Burroughs, London, NW4 4BT.
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2011)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 6 June 2011)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2011)
Received £537 (net). Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 8 August 2011)
Received £543.58 (net). Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 16 September 2011)
Received £543.58 (net). Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 16 October 2011)
Received £543.58 (net). Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 11 November 2011)
Received £543.58 (net). Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2011)
Received £543.58 (net). Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 7 January 2012)
Received £543.58 (net). Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 7 February 2012)
Received £543.48 (net). Hours: 13 hrs. (Registered 5 March 2012)
Received £543.48 (net). Hours: 11 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2012)
Chairman of Investment Committee of Evercore Pan-Asset Capital Management Ltd, Vestry House, Laurence Pountney, London EC4R 0EH; an investment advisory company. My duties are to write a twice weekly market review and investment report, to chair the investment committee and to make oral and written presentations.
Net payment of £24,345 for April-June 2011. Hours: 67 hrs. (Registered 5 July 2011)
Net payment of £24,345 for July-September 2011. Hours: 48 hrs. (Registered 11 November 2011)
Net payment of £24,345 for October-December 2011. Hours: 50 hrs. (Registered 7 January 2012)
Net payment of £24,345 for January-March 2012. Hours: 65 hrs. (Registered 29 March 2012)
Payments for articles in the Mail on Sunday, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5TT:
Payment of £100 for researching an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 December 2011)
Payments from News International, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY:
£300 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 August 2011)
Payments for articles in The Express and Sunday Express, Express Newspapers, The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN:
Payment of £1,200 for three articles for Sunday Express. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 17 September 2011)
Payment of £700 for two articles for The Express. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
Payment of £2,000 for two articles for The Express. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 7 January 2012)
Payments from The Telegraph, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT:
Payment of £370 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 19 August 2011)
Payment of £255 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 5 April 2012)
Payment of £250 from The Author, published by the Society of Authors, 84 Drayton Gardens London SW10, for an article. Hours: 35 mins. (Registered 10 January 2012)
Member of the Advisory Board of EPIC Private Equity, Audrey House, 16-20 Ely Place, London EC1N 6SN. (Registered 7 February 2012)
Payment of £150 from BBC, Broadcasting House, Bristol BS8 2LR, for appearing on ‘Any Questions’. Hours: 50 mins. (Registered 17 April 2012)
8. Land and Property
Part interest in a leasehold flat in central London.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Evercore Pan-Asset Capital Management Ltd; investment advisory business.
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
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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).