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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
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Stanley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. 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 allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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
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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, Defence
- 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
- Human Rights — [Andrew Rosindell in the Chair] (26 Jan 2012)
“I am delighted to follow the right hon. Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd), who makes such a conspicuous contribution to human rights in this House. Like others, I am very glad that we have finally got this debate. The House may not appreciate that notwithstanding the admirable decision by the late Robin Cook to produce, for the first time, a Foreign Office statement in full written form on...”
- Written Answers — Health: Primary Care Trusts: Finance (18 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what figures were used by his Department for each component of the formula used in calculating the funding per head for the West Kent Primary Care Trust in the latest year for which figures are available; (2) if he will set out the formula used by his Department in calculating the funding per head for each primary care trust in England in the...”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Members: Correspondence (15 Dec 2011)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letters from the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling dated 26 January, 17 May and 8 July 2011 regarding correspondence received from Mr F. G. Thurygill.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 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 53.80% 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 6 October 2010)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 29 October 2010)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 30 November 2010)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 31 December 2010)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 17 January 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 22 February 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 25 March 2011)
£1,800 received for attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 27 April 2011)
£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: 6hrs. (Registered 20 December 2011)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Address of donor: The National Assembly, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air travel and hotel costs; estimate £3,500
Destination of visit: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Date of visit: 18-21 May 2011
Purpose of visit: as head of the UK delegation attending the G20 Speakers’ 2011 consultation meeting.
(Registered 10 June 2011)
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: 13 Jan 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).