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John Redwood
Conservative MP for Wokingham
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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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 against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. 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 very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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 against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
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- Quite often 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
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 93 — Benefit cap (1 Feb 2012)
“I am interested in the right hon. Gentleman’s idea; I presume that the regulator would be called Ofcap, or conceivably Doffcap. Would his party tell Doffcap that it would have exactly the same amount of money as the Government are proposing, or does he think that there ought to be more money because the amount is not really generous?”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 93 — Benefit cap (1 Feb 2012)
“This is rightly difficult territory. I am relieved to hear that Ministers have reconsidered the transitional arrangements, and I am pleased that the Opposition welcome that. In the noise and heat of the debate, important truths are getting lost or ignored. We are not generous enough towards the disabled, and I was pleased to hear that they are completely exempted from the proposals, which...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Clause 93 — Benefit cap (1 Feb 2012)
“My hon. Friend is ahead of me in my argument. So far, I think I have carried an expectant and worried Labour party with me. Labour agrees with all the exemptions, agrees with the delayed transition and agrees that we need to make working worth while.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 58 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 93 written questions in the last year — above 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 80.04% 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") 1810 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 £3950.27 gross for August 2010. Hours: 36 hrs. (Registered 6 September 2010)
Payment of £3950.27 gross for September 2010. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2010)
Payment of £3950.27 gross for October 2010. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 15 November 2010)
Payment of £3950.27 gross for November 2010. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 17 December 2010)
Payment of £3950.27 gross for December 2010. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2011)
Payment of £3950.27 gross for January 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 February 2011)
Payment of £3,950.27 gross for February 2011. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 18 March 2011)
Payment of £3,950.27 gross for March 2011. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 15 April 2011)
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)
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: 14 hrs. (Registered 6 September 2010)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2010)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2010)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 15 November 2010)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 17December 2010)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 10 January 2011)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 26 February 2011)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 18 March 2011)
Received £536.61 (net). Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 15 April 2011)
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)
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 £23,791 for July-September 2010. Hours: 65 hrs. (Registered 29 September 2010)
Net payment of £23,797.28 for October-December 2010. Hours: 48 hrs. (Registered 21 December 2010)
Net payment of £59,215 for January-March 2011. Hours: 73 hrs. (Registered 15 April 2011)
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)
Received £85 for a brief comment piece. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 14 September 2010)
Received £350 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 9 November 2010)
Payments for articles in the Mail on Sunday, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, Kensington, London W8 5TT:
Payment of £1,200 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 18 January 2011)
Payment of £100 for researching an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 20 December 2011)
Payment of £769.25 from Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society Ltd, The Writer’s House, 134 Haydon Street, London EC3N 1DB, for royalties on past books. (Registered 17 December 2010)
Payment of £1,000 from Harriman publishers, 3A Penns Road, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 2EW, for draft of a piece on investment practice. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 17 December 2010)
Payments from News International, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1XY:
£1,000 for two articles. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 17 December 2010)
£400 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 1 February 2011)
£500 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 19 April 2011)
£300 for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 16 August 2011)
Payment of £217 from BBC, PO Box 480, Manchester, M14 0EL. for appearance on ‘Any Questions’. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 17 December 2010)
Payments for articles in The Express and Sunday Express, Express Newspapers, The Northern & Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6EN:
Payment of £100. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 17 December 2010)
Payment of £400 for one article. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 18 March 2011)
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)
I have received £8.70 in Public Lending Right fees (no hours). (Registered 1 February 2011)
I have received £134.44 in royalties (no hours). (Registered 26 February 2011)
Payment of £5,000 from Key Capital Partners, 43 Temple Row, Birmingham, for a speech and discussion. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 16 March 2011)
Payment of £370 from The Telegraph, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT, for an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 19 August 2011)
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)
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: 13 Jan 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).