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Julian Lewis
Conservative MP for New Forest East
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- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Julian Lewis voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- 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 for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally 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)
- 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
- Point of Order (7 Sep 2010)
“On a point of order, Mr Speaker. You will recall granting an urgent question before the recess to, I think, the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) about the death of Ian Tomlinson, a bystander at the G20 riots who was struck by a policeman. The evidence of the pathologist concerned, Dr Patel, was irreconcilably different from that of other experts, and that was...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Pakistan Floods (7 Sep 2010)
“May I ask my right hon. Friend to focus a little more closely on the second point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton South West (Paul Uppal)? Was the Secretary of State as appalled and disgusted as I was to hear of the threats being issued by the Pakistani Taliban to murder "infidel" aid workers who presume to try and help their fellow countrymen? I know that his emphasis...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Phone Tapping (6 Sep 2010)
“I am sorry that the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr Skinner) seems to have forgotten about the existence of Alastair Campbell. Has my right hon. Friend been given any indication at all about why people have suddenly come forward now to give evidence to The New York Times, given that they did not see fit to come forward at the time to give evidence to the police?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 71 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 49 written questions in the last year — above 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 95% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 38 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.
- 75 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Julian Lewis speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 652 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).