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John Stanley
Conservative MP for Tonbridge & Malling
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
- Majority: 13,352 votes. — 132nd 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 moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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
- Written Answers — Transport: Independent Penalty Fares Appeals Service (21 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will take steps to (a) cease allowing the Independent Penalty Fares Appeals Service (IPFAS) to be a subsidiary business of Southeastern and (b) make IPFAS wholly independent of the train operating companies.”
- Maidstone East Line (6 Jan 2010)
“Does the Minister agree that it is important to focus on the present and the future rather than on history? Will he acknowledge that there is major growth at Kings Hill and across the Maidstone area that must be accommodated? Does he agree that it is highly undesirable and not in accordance with Government policy to force people to travel all over Kent and into south London to get to a...”
- Maidstone East Line (6 Jan 2010)
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More of John Stanley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 35 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 57% 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") 672 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 – 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 (621st) | £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)3 | £1,563 (599th)2 | £1,528 (603rd)1 | £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 (632nd) | £99,796 (633rd) | £94,856 (639th) | £87,627 | £81,179 (653rd) | £73,849 (654th) | £68,992 (655th) | £59,955 (644th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,220 (494th). Rail £343 (511th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,146 (476th). Rail £259 (538th).