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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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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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, 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, Committee on Arms Export Controls (since 18 Apr 2008)
- Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Home Department, Transport, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Correspondence, Pandemic Influenza, Gibraltar, Community Hospitals
(based on written questions asked by John Stanley and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: European Council (23 Jun 2009)
“With regard to Iran, does the Prime Minister agree that, coming from the present Iranian regime, Britain's having been dubbed the embodiment of evil is actually a considerable compliment? Does this not reflect the admirably steadfast service provided by the British ambassador in Tehran and all his staff, including the two diplomats who have just been unjustifiably expelled? Does it not also...”
- Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Noise: Airports (27 Apr 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the final guidance to airport operators on preparing noise action plans in accordance with the European environmental noise directive to be published.”
- [John Bercow in the Chair] — Overseas Territories (23 Apr 2009)
“I am glad to follow the Chairman of the Committee, the hon. Member for Ilford, South (Mike Gapes), who used his excellent and extremely well-judged speech to bring out all the salient issues with which the Committee dealt in its important inquiry. As has been said, this is the first time for well in excess of 15 years that the Foreign Affairs Committee has carried out an inquiry into the...”
More of John Stanley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 29 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 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 59% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 660 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 | £22,252 (280th) | £21,587 (303rd) | £20,907 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,863 (200th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £5,930 (630th) | £5,760 (639th) | £5,223 | £7,817 (632nd) | £4,666 (653rd) | £4,761 (joint 654th) | £4,029 (633rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £65,613 (622nd) | £61,894 (627th) | £42,646 | £44,623 (651st) | £42,203 (652nd) | £38,813 (651st) | £36,777 (571st) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,563 (599th)* | £1,528 (603rd)** | £1,393 | £2,185 (615th) | £1,951 (616th) | £2,919 (591st) | £1,213 (623rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £27 (352nd) | 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 | £1,193 (joint 153rd) | £1,500 (joint 159th) | £905 | £919 (321st) | £1,197 (185th) | £1,228 (joint 239th) | £524 (joint 538th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,831 (405th) | £1,345 (530th) | £3,871 | £2,100 (joint 390th) | £1,950 (420th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,387 (joint 76th) | £1,242 (joint 67th) | £0 | £1,549 (562nd) | £1,549 (546th) | £1,549 (523rd) | £1,549 (445th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £12,682 | £1,084 (82nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £99,796 (633rd) | £94,856 (639th) | £87,627 | £81,179 (653rd) | £73,849 (654th) | £68,992 (655th) | £59,955 (644th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,220 (494th). Rail £343 (511th).