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Matthew Hancock
Conservative MP for West Suffolk

    • Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Matthew Hancock voted on key issues:

    • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Treasury, Work and Pensions, Communities and Local Government, Transport, Education

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Buildings, Departmental Allowances, Taxis, Wines, Departmental Furniture

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    EU Working Time Directive (NHS) (26 Apr 2012)

    “I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making such a powerful case. Can she explain why this is an EU issue at all, since the directive is meant to engender a single market, but the NHS is a British-only institution?”

    Imf (23 Apr 2012)

    “What would the Chancellor say to the exporters of west Suffolk about the purpose of the loan, when they need expanding markets in Europe and across the world?”

    Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks): New Clause 1 — Value Added Tax: limitation on new orders (18 Apr 2012)

    “Will the hon. Lady give way?”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Has voted in 85.56% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 83 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
    Payment of £2,081.70, including travel expenses,from JLA, 80 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7NW, for speech to ACCA UK in Norwich. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 3 November 2011)
    Payment of £3,000 from UBS AG, 100 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 2BH, for speech to senior investors. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 25 November 2011)
    Payment of £199.95 (fee and expenses) from BBC, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1A 1AA, for taking part in BBC Radio 4 ‘Any Questions?’ panel. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 8 December 2011)
    £500 from Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for article. Hours: 4 hrs. Payment made direct to local organisation. (Registered 19 January 2012)
    4. Sponsorships
    (a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:
    (a)
    (a) Name of donor: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
    (a) Address of donor: Duchess Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8DP
    (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
    (a) Donor status: company
    (a) (Registered 11 May 2011)
    (a) Name of donor: Tattersalls Ltd
    (a) Address of donor: Terrace House, 125 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 9BT
    (a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000
    (a) Donor status: company
    (a) (Registered 11 May 2011)
    (b) Support in the capacity as an MP:
    (b) Name of donor: Christofferson, Robb & Company (UK) LLP
    (b) Address of donor: 28 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AB
    (b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: donation of £3,000
    (b) Date of receipt: 21 September 2011
    (b) Date of acceptance: 21 September 2011
    (b) Donor status: company, registration number OC303662
    (b) (Registered 7 October 2011)
    (b) Name of donor: Neil Record
    (b) Address of donor: private
    (b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000
    (b) Date of receipt: 15 November 2011
    (b) Date of acceptance: 21 November 2011
    (b) Donor status: individual
    (b) (Registered 25 November 2011)

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