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John Stanley
Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Stanley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. 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
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Transport, Home Department, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Members: Correspondence, Pandemic Influenza, Correspondence, Community Hospitals
(based on written questions asked by John Stanley and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (13 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has met the four key tests referred to in his letter of 13 December 2012 to the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling.”
- Written Answers — Health: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (13 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the deficit of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust will be funded in (a) 2013-14 and (b) subsequent financial years.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Chemical Weapons: Conferences (26 Mar 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what outcomes the Government wants to see achieved at the forthcoming Chemical Weapons Convention 3rd Review Conference.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 56.57% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 20–21 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") 701 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Consultant on financial services to FIL Investment Management Ltd (formerly known as Fidelity Investment Management Ltd), Oakhill House, Hildenborough, Kent TN11 9DZ.
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 27 June 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 20 July 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 21 August 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 2 October 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 29 October 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 21 November 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 24 December 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 29 January 2013)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 22 February 2013)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 25 March 2013)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 16 April 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: (1) Friedrich Ebert foundation; (2) European Leadership Network
Address of donor: (1) 1023 15th St NW, Washington DC 20005, USA; (2) Suite 7, Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): (1) £3,930 travel costs; (2) £623.10 hotel costs
Destination of visit: Washington DC
Date of visit: 16-19 April 2012
Purpose of visit: Discussions with the US Government, members of Congress and others on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in the context of the forthcoming Chicago NATO summit.
(Registered 4 May 2012)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(b) Royal Dutch Shell PLC; oil company.
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £21,931 (204th) | £22,252 (280th) | £21,587 (303rd) | £20,907 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,863 (200th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £5,534 (632nd) | £5,930 (630th) | £5,760 (639th) | £5,223 | £7,817 (632nd) | £4,666 (653rd) | £4,761 (joint 654th with 1 other) | £4,029 (633rd) |
| Staffing costs | £65,745 (622nd) | £65,613 (622nd) | £61,894 (627th) | £42,646 | £44,623 (651st) | £42,203 (652nd) | £38,813 (651st) | £36,777 (571st) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,405 (602nd)1 | £1,563 (599th)2 | £1,528 (603rd)3 | £1,393 | £2,185 (615th) | £1,951 (616th) | £2,919 (591st) | £1,213 (623rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £17 (338th) | £27 (352nd) | 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 | £4,762 (200th) | £1,193 (joint 153rd with 1 other) | £1,500 (joint 159th with 1 other) | £905 | £919 (321st) | £1,197 (185th) | £1,228 (joint 239th with 1 other) | £524 (joint 538th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,831 (405th) | £1,345 (530th) | £3,871 | £2,100 (joint 390th with 1 other) | £1,950 (420th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,387 (joint 76th with 1 other) | £1,242 (joint 67th with 4 others) | £0 | £1,549 (562nd) | £1,549 (546th) | £1,549 (523rd) | £1,549 (445th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £12,682 | £1,084 (82nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £99,395 (631st) | £99,796 (633rd) | £94,856 (639th) | £87,627 | £81,179 (653rd) | £73,849 (654th) | £68,992 (655th) | £59,955 (644th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,146 (476th). Rail £259 (538th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,220 (494th). Rail £343 (511th).