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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
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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 Gifts
(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
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: National Express East Coast Franchise (1 Jul 2009) has video
“How much money will be put in to the new company as share capital and how much money as working capital?”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 3 — Transfers (1 Jul 2009)
“When we last considered the Bill, I asked the Minister to tell us something about what kind of interest rate would be made available and how much good news there would be for savers under the scheme. Absolutely no information was forthcoming, so I hope that she might be able to supply it now that we are extending the scheme, because given the people to whom we are extending it, we want to...”
- Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Plans) Bill: Clause 3 — Transfers (1 Jul 2009)
“I quite agree with my right hon. Friend. We would like the scheme to work, because we agree with the broad aim and we would like to assist people who could qualify under it, but throughout the process Ministers have been completely wooden. They will not tell us who will introduce the scheme, how much the fees and costs will be, what the interest rate would be if it were launched today or how...”
More of John Redwood's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 150 written questions in the last year — well 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 2007, 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") 1612 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).