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John Whittingdale
Conservative MP for Maldon & East Chelmsford
- Also represented Colchester South and Maldon
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 12,573 votes. — 152nd 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 Whittingdale voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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 moderately 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 strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Chairman, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
- Member, Liaison Committee (since 1 Nov 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Culture Media and Sport, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Health
- 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)
- Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (25 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport: Product Placement (9 Nov 2009) has video
“I welcome the consultation paper, and all of this does, of course, represent a complete reversal of the position of the Secretary of State's predecessor. Does the Secretary of State accept, however, that product placement will do only a small amount to assist commercial broadcasters, who are facing huge economic difficulty, and that we will need to go further and look at other deregulatory...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Crime Reduction Grants (26 Oct 2009) has video
“What plans he has to extend the availability of small business crime reduction grants; and if he will make a statement.”
More of John Whittingdale's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (1 as chair).
- 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 66% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 329 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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 | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,020 (256th) | £16,843 | £19,377 (341st) | £17,478 (395th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £16,187 (147th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £9,255 (602nd) | £16,028 (541st) | £13,898 | £14,340 (513th) | £18,639 (374th) | £17,814 (joint 409th) | £17,128 (262nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £70,071 (610th) | £68,732 (598th) | £66,437 | £61,819 (592nd) | £61,228 (578th) | £53,595 (597th) | £27,574 (638th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,541 (436th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,131 (343rd)* | £9,433 (247th)** | £8,776 | £11,967 (272nd) | £12,885 (216th) | £13,682 (181st) | £10,097 (212th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £94 | £0 | £88 (432nd) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £640 (joint 180th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £72 (94th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £482 (joint 501st) | £258 (618th) | £684 | £423 (548th) | £461 (535th) | £814 (joint 428th) | £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) | £1,270 (56th) | £0 | £1,974 (joint 118th) | £1,974 (joint 111th) | £1,974 (joint 110th) | £1,974 (joint 105th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £9,016 (3rd) |
| Total | £119,116 (606th) | £117,741 (572nd) | £108,554 | £110,678 (539th) | £113,480 (joint 455th) | £107,601 (453rd) | £82,477 (453rd) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,158 (88th). Rail £1,850 (359th). Misc £123 (147th).
** Car £4,732 (165th). Rail £4,359 (210th). European £342 (107th).