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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:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. 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 equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally 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 — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Syria (16 Apr 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has as to whether Shorland armoured cars manufactured by Short Brothers and approved for export to Syria in the 1980s have been patrolling the streets of Homs.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Arms Trade (27 Mar 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what arms export licences have been revoked subsequent to the Government's response, Cm 8079, to the First Report of the Committee on Arms Export Controls, on Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011), HC 686; and if he will provide this information in the same format as that used in Annex 1 of Cm 8079.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Exports: Bahrain (27 Mar 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which UK strategic export control licences to Bahrain are currently extant; and what the nature and quantity of the licensed goods or services are under each licence.”
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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 24 written questions in the last year — 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 53.83% 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") 693 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 24 May 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 24 June 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 25 July 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 30 August 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 26 September 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 8hrs. (Registered 20 October 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 7hrs. (Registered 29 November 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 25 January 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 24 February 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 23 March 2012)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 27 April 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: 1. The UK-Korea Forum for the Future 2. The Korea Foundation
Address of donor: 1. 14 Sandgate Lane, London SW18 3JP; 2. 11th floor, Diplomatic Center, 2558 Nambusunhwanno, Seochu-gu, Seoul 137-863, Republic of Korea
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel and hotel costs; estimate £3,000
Destination of visit: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Date of visit: 25-29 June 2011
Purpose of visit: to attend the annual meeting of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future (Registered 12 July 2011)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(b) Royal Dutch Shell PLC; oil company.
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 | £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).