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John Whittingdale
Conservative MP for Maldon
- Also represented Maldon and East Chelmsford; Colchester South and Maldon
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Whittingdale voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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 very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Culture Media and Sport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): BBC, LNM Holdings, Unlicensed Broadcasting, Icelandic Trawlermen (Compensation), Correspondence
(based on written questions asked by John Whittingdale and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Communications Bill Committee (25 out of 25)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Ministerial Code (Culture Secretary) (30 Apr 2012)
“Does my right hon. Friend accept that there is an urgent need to restore public confidence in the process that led to decisions in this matter and that to achieve that an inquiry needs to be held, in the open, in which witnesses give evidence in public, subject to cross-examination and under oath? Will he confirm that if at the end of that process there remain questions to be answered, he...”
- Static Caravans (Vat) (26 Apr 2012)
“My hon. Friend referred to the Treasury’s own estimate that the measure may lead to a 30% reduction in demand. If that figure is correct, the measure will have a devastating effect on the parks in my constituency. However, I do not know whether my hon. Friend’s experience is the same as mine, but all my park owners are saying that they regard the 30% reduction as a gross...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Leveson Inquiry (25 Apr 2012)
“Will my right hon. Friend first confirm that, whatever his advisers may have said, the only advice that he took was from Ofcom, and that he followed it? Secondly, does he agree that usually in circumstances such as these the first thing the Opposition do is call for a judicial inquiry, and given that that is precisely what we have, is it not sensible to wait until it completes its work and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.64% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 376 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £17,828 (364th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,020 (256th) | £16,843 | £19,377 (341st) | £17,478 (395th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,187 (147th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £8,817 (604th) | £9,255 (602nd) | £16,028 (541st) | £13,898 | £14,340 (513th) | £18,639 (374th) | £17,814 (joint 409th with 1 other) | £17,128 (262nd) |
| Staffing costs | £85,711 (511th) | £70,071 (610th) | £68,732 (598th) | £66,437 | £61,819 (592nd) | £61,228 (578th) | £53,595 (597th) | £27,574 (638th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,512 (152nd) | £5,541 (436th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,592 (465th)1 | £7,131 (343rd)2 | £9,433 (247th)3 | £8,776 | £11,967 (272nd) | £12,885 (216th) | £13,682 (181st) | £10,097 (212th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £94 | £0 | £88 (432nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £124 (297th) | £640 (joint 180th with 2 others) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £28 (joint 105th with 1 other) | £72 (94th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,729 (joint 549th with 2 others) | £482 (joint 501st with 1 other) | £258 (618th) | £684 | £423 (548th) | £461 (535th) | £814 (joint 428th with 1 other) | £501 (557th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,590 (447th) | £0 | £1,822 | £778 (602nd) | £727 (605th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,251 (joint 262nd with 1 other) | £1,270 (56th) | £0 | £1,974 (joint 118th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 111th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 110th with 5 others) | £1,974 (joint 105th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,016 (3rd) |
| Total | £129,341 (547th) | £119,116 (606th) | £117,741 (572nd) | £108,554 | £110,678 (539th) | £113,480 (joint 455th with 1 other) | £107,601 (453rd) | £82,477 (453rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,502 (228th). Rail £1,009 (455th). Misc £81 (171st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,158 (88th). Rail £1,850 (359th). Misc £123 (147th).
3 Car £4,732 (165th). Rail £4,359 (210th). European £342 (107th).