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Matthew Taylor

Liberal Democrat MP for Truro & St Austell

  • Also represented Truro
  • Entered Parliament on 12 March 1987 — unknown
  • Majority: 7,403 votes. — 391st out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Treasury, Defence, Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Porton Down, Data Protection Act, Special Advisers, Arson, Departmental Communications

(based on written questions asked by Matthew Taylor and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Loans (29 Oct 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much has been deducted in student loan repayments from the salaries of individuals in each income group resident in (a) the Truro and St. Austell constituency, (b) Cornwall and (c) England in each of the last five years.”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Loans (29 Oct 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people of each age group resident in (a) the Truro and St. Austell constituency, (b) Cornwall and (c) England had not repaid their student loans on the latest date for which figures are available.”

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Students: Loans (29 Oct 2009)

“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the average time it will take for an individual to repay in full a student loan taken out (a) before and (b) after 2006.”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 30 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 54% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below 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.
  • 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Matthew Taylor speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 637 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

1. Directorships
Chair of National Housing Federation, a limited company operating on a not for profit basis; the representative body for independent non-profit social landlords in England, whose principal role is to provide and manage affordable housing. The Federation supports and promotes the work of Housing Associations, and campaigns for better housing and neighbourhoods. (£10,001-£15,000) Time commitment is 3 days a month, and payment made through Taylor & Garner Ltd (see category 2 below).
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Monthly column for Cornwall Today. (Up to £5,000) Payment of £250 per column paid quarterly through Taylor & Garner Ltd.
Company secretary of Taylor & Garner Ltd; company formed with my wife to undertake writing, broadcasting and consultancy.
8. Land and Property
Flat in London, from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Taylor & Garner Ltd.

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.

Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (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£23,083 (joint 1st) £22,110 (joint 1st) £21,634 £20,902 (joint 1st) £20,333 (joint 3rd) £19,722 (joint 1st) £15,411 (305th)
London Supplement£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Incidental Expenses Provision£21,297 (150th) £20,423 (joint 307th) £28,400 £19,325 (joint 11th) £18,799 (joint 13th) £18,234 (joint 1st) £21,189 (132nd)
Staffing Allowance£87,392 (337th) £87,146 (186th) £75,077 £73,999 (194th) £71,662 (137th) £69,073 (120th) £42,520 (458th)
Communications Allowance£9,223 (261st) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£11,405 (163rd)* £9,511 (240th)** £12,432 £15,592 (127th) £18,109 (77th) £16,265 (108th) £12,228 (133rd)
Members' Staff Travel£1,431 (52nd) £2,299 (30th) £3,442 £1,610 (108th) £1,972 (56th) £1,617 (79th) £1,501 (71st)
Members' Spouse Travel£919 (132nd) 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£919 (251st) £1,906 (108th) £1,394 £1,623 (151st) £2,016 (64th) £2,711 (32nd) £1,921 (80th)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£3,346 (194th) £7,213 (76th) £5,298 £6,335 (joint 94th) £6,307 (67th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,156 (joint 406th) £962 (joint 473rd) £782 £1,934 (joint 234th) £1,934 (joint 229th) £1,934 (joint 226th) £1,934 (joint 215th)
Other Costs£1,869 (58th) £9,261 (13th) £0 £0 £0 £828 (72nd) £0
Total£162,040 (76th) £160,831 (18th) £148,459 £141,320 (57th) £141,132 (27th) £130,384 (30th) £96,704 (136th)

* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,986 (51st). Rail £2,828 (304th). Air £1,369 (92nd). Misc £764 (48th). Other: Rail £41 (162nd). Air £417 (12th).

** Car £6,890 (32nd). 3rd party £112 (31st). Rail £1,998 (336th). Air £511 (150th).