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Julian Lewis
Conservative MP for New Forest East
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Julian Lewis voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
- Justice and Security Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- European Union Documents: Syria (EU Restrictive Measures) (21 May 2013)
“The Minister knows that my greatest concern is about the dangerous folly of doing anything to assist an alliance of groups that contain thousands of al-Qaeda fighters to get their hands on Assad’s chemical weapons. Rather than reiterate that, may I ask for an assurance that before there is any lifting of the arms embargo, there will be a full debate, with a vote, in this House?”
- Written Answers — Defence: Daniel Nightingale (21 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost to his Department has been of legal proceedings in respect of Sergeant Danny Nightingale up to the end of March 2013; what the estimated costs are of the current proceedings against Sergeant Nightingale; and if he will make a statement.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Syria (20 May 2013)
“Although historical analogies are dangerous, I fear that if we were in 1917 now, the Government would be advocating backing the Russian revolution on the basis that the Mensheviks might come out on top and not the Bolsheviks. Is it not a fact that thousands of al-Qaeda fighters are fighting in order to overthrow Assad? If they get their hands on his chemical weapons stocks, woe betide us in...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 92 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 36 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62.63% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 41 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") 768 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £16,932 (386th) | £21,604 (310th) | £21,984 (263rd) | £20,830 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £16,443 (424th) | £19,355 (338th) | £14,203 (425th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £16,131 (391st) | £16,981 (397th) | £16,377 (525th) | £14,462 | £19,224 (182nd) | £16,553 (541st) | £17,797 (412th) | £12,571 (442nd) |
| Staffing costs | £84,779 (520th) | £83,049 (466th) | £81,880 (406th) | £80,972 | £68,397 (joint 435th with 1 other) | £66,032 (419th) | £63,709 (363rd) | £50,611 (joint 155th with 1 other) |
| Communications Allowance | £197 (594th) | £331 (594th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,896 (449th)1 | £5,860 (410th)2 | £4,545 (487th)3 | £4,184 | £7,195 (joint 455th with 1 other) | £6,938 (445th) | £6,154 (479th) | £3,570 (540th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £176 (294th) | £91 (382nd) | £157 (joint 349th with 3 others) | £208 | £340 (317th) | £207 (365th) | £119 (410th) | £142 (joint 379th with 3 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £2,717 (413th) | £590 (438th) | £571 (493rd) | £522 | £725 (joint 393rd with 1 other) | £1,134 (210th) | £820 (joint 424th with 1 other) | £562 (521st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,290 (joint 512th with 1 other) | £1,929 (424th) | £1,406 | £2,659 (310th) | £3,463 (209th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,345 (joint 129th with 3 others) | £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 | £0 |
| Total | £125,827 (566th) | £131,141 (526th) | £128,545 (476th) | £122,584 | £121,413 (370th) | £112,741 (470th) | £109,925 (399th) | £83,630 (439th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,962 (277th). Rail £573 (498th). Other: Mileage £567 (14th). Rail £250 (69th). Air £232 (24th). European £312 (121st).
2 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).