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Julian Lewis
Conservative MP for New Forest East
- Shadow Minister, Defence (since 20 May 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
- Majority: 6,551 votes. — 388th 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 Julian Lewis voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly 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 moderately 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
- Voted very strongly for 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
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Cabinet Office, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Warships, Departmental Files, Iraq, Simon Mann, Aircraft Carriers
(based on written questions asked by Julian Lewis and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (10 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Pakistan on Taliban activity in the border regions.”
- Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2009) has video
“rose—”
- Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2009) has video
“I just say to the Minister that Hampshire county council's health overview and scrutiny committee chairman is as alarmed as I am at the proposal to close the PICU and the intermediate beds in the rehabilitation centre. What can the Minister do if that committee, the local Member and the experts all say that the foundation trust is getting it wrong?”
More of Julian Lewis's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 69 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 77 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 37 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 621 times in debates — above 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 | £21,604 (310th) | £21,984 (263rd) | £20,830 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £16,443 (424th) | £19,355 (338th) | £14,203 (425th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,981 (397th) | £16,377 (525th) | £14,462 | £19,224 (182nd) | £16,553 (541st) | £17,797 (412th) | £12,571 (442nd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £83,049 (466th) | £81,880 (406th) | £80,972 | £68,397 (joint 435th) | £66,032 (419th) | £63,709 (363rd) | £50,611 (joint 155th) |
| Communications Allowance | £331 (594th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,860 (410th)* | £4,545 (487th)** | £4,184 | £7,195 (joint 455th) | £6,938 (445th) | £6,154 (479th) | £3,570 (540th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £91 (382nd) | £157 (joint 349th) | £208 | £340 (317th) | £207 (365th) | £119 (410th) | £142 (joint 379th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £590 (438th) | £571 (493rd) | £522 | £725 (joint 393rd) | £1,134 (210th) | £820 (joint 424th) | £562 (521st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,290 (joint 512th) | £1,929 (424th) | £1,406 | £2,659 (310th) | £3,463 (209th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,345 (joint 129th) | £1,102 (237th) | £0 | £1,971 (126th) | £1,971 (119th) | £1,971 (118th) | £1,971 (113th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £131,141 (526th) | £128,545 (476th) | £122,584 | £121,413 (370th) | £112,741 (470th) | £109,925 (399th) | £83,630 (439th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,014 (294th). Rail £567 (483rd). Other: Mileage £214 (29th). Rail £343 (58th). Air £323 (18th). European £1,399 (30th).