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Mark Francois
Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford
- Also represented Rayleigh
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — 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 Mark Francois voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Defence
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, Gershon Review, Departments: Furniture, Departmental Fixed Assets, Departments: Official Cars
(based on written questions asked by Mark Francois and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
- Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
- Human Tissue Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
- Higher Education Bill Committee (13 out of 15)
- Health Protection Agency Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Criminal Justice Bill Committee (31 out of 32)
- Anti-social Behaviour Bill Committee (9 out of 12)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Commonwealth Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Nato: Gurkhas (17 Jun 2013)
“There have been no recent ministerial discussions with representatives of former Gurkhas. However, the Government place great value on the contribution of Gurkhas, past and present. I am aware of recent approaches by representatives of ex-Gurkhas to other right hon. and hon. Members on a number of issues, including the possibility of ex-Gurkhas joining the reserves.”
- Nato: Gurkhas (17 Jun 2013)
“The fighting spirit of the Gurkhas has never been in doubt. They serve in the Territorial Army and all ex-Gurkhas who are living in the UK can apply to join the reserves. The recently launched TA Live campaign encourages all ex-regulars, including Gurkhas, to join. We hope that as many of them as possible will do so.”
- Nato: Gurkhas (17 Jun 2013)
“I am afraid that I cannot give the hon. Gentleman the blanket guarantee that he has asked for. He will have to wait until tomorrow’s announcement.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 86.98% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 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") 455 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £20,691 (254th) | £20,689 (368th) | £20,374 (376th) | £18,509 | £19,990 (307th) | £19,778 (276th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,179 (148th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £12,594 (517th) | £11,739 (550th) | £12,916 (585th) | £15,956 | £14,345 (512th) | £10,621 (630th) | £6,486 (649th) | £12,933 (424th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,764 (310th) | £88,842 (282nd) | £86,071 (255th) | £78,281 | £67,128 (470th) | £69,505 (204th) | £54,440 (593rd) | £33,852 (604th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,028 (475th) | £7,639 (345th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,381 (427th)1 | £7,134 (341st)2 | £6,046 (402nd)3 | £5,520 | £6,574 (479th) | £6,325 (471st) | £6,005 (483rd) | £5,770 (433rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £24 (joint 428th with 1 other) | £0 | £11 (466th) | £0 | £0 | £116 (396th) |
| 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 | £3,717 (301st) | £1,044 (207th) | £439 (554th) | £983 | £679 (417th) | £391 (564th) | £649 (497th) | £2,269 (49th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,215 (205th) | £640 (joint 610th with 1 other) | £2,862 | £2,048 (400th) | £333 (637th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,490 (joint 19th with 1 other) | £1,333 (34th) | £729 | £1,778 (475th) | £1,525 (joint 552nd with 1 other) | £1,525 (joint 530th with 1 other) | £1,525 (458th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £143,175 (403rd) | £141,792 (391st) | £127,843 (484th) | £122,840 | £112,553 (519th) | £108,478 (531st) | £88,827 (617th) | £72,644 (570th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £480 (542nd). Rail £3,480 (260th). Other: European £1,421 (30th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £640 (548th). Rail £5,319 (173rd). Other: Rail £40 (163rd). European £1,135 (49th).