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John Stanley

Conservative MP for Tonbridge & Malling

• Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
• Majority: 13,352 votes. — 131st out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How John Stanley voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (formerly Quadripartite Committee) (since 7 Oct 2009)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Transport, Home Department, Defence

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Members: Correspondence, Correspondence, Pandemic Influenza, Gibraltar

(based on written questions asked by John Stanley and answered by departments)

Most recent appearances

[Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)

“It is always a pleasure to follow the Chairman of the Committee on Arms Export Controls, the hon. Member for Kingswood (Roger Berry). He made an extremely pertinent contribution, and will be glad to know that he raised all the points that I was going to make. As always on such occasions, one is delighted to feed off the crumbs from the rich man's table. I will start with one important matter...”

[Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)

“I agree with the hon. Gentleman. We are on all fours with the Government on this issue, in so far as we asked for an independent study to be carried out, our recommendation was accepted and the study was carried out. Rather tantalisingly, however, and for reasons best known to them, the Government will release the study only "in due course", whatever that means. Perhaps the Minister will...”

[Mr.Greg Pope in the Chair] — Arms Export Controls (5 Nov 2009)

“I do not think that we have considered that specific issue in the four Committees, because we are charged with addressing policy on exports from the UK, and the British Government's policy, but the hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly valid point, and it is incumbent on all signatories of the NPT to comply with its provisions in all respects. I am sure that any evidence he has to the contrary...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 36 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 58% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
• 103 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever John Stanley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 668 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 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.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,220 (494th). Rail £343 (511th).

^** Car £1,164 (520th). Rail £364 (494th).