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Michael Gove
Conservative MP for Surrey Heath

  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Michael Gove voted on key issues:

  • Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted moderately against 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
  • Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. 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

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Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Children, Schools and Families, Communities and Local Government, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Home Information Packs, Gcse, General Certificate of Secondary Education, Teachers: Training, Pupil Exclusions

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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Departmental Relocation (16 Apr 2012)

“As yet, my Department has no plans to relocate to Wellingborough, but we are anxious to make economies, so I am intrigued to hear more.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Education: Departmental Relocation (16 Apr 2012)

“My hon. Friend makes a compelling case, and I will recommend that the permanent secretary investigates it closely.”

Oral Answers to Questions — Education: West Exe Technology College (16 Apr 2012)

“West Exe technology college received an academy order because the school satisfied the Department’s published criteria for conversion to academy status, but the Department was alerted to matters that bear on the school’s conversion. Concerns were raised specifically about staffing practices. The local authority is therefore auditing the school’s finances and the...”

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  • Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — well 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 56.93% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 29 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above 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") 515 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Contract from Harper Collins to write historical biography.
Income from publication of ‘Celsius 7/7’, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
(a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
(a) Name of donor: Starbones Ltd
(a) Address of donor: 3rd Floor, Sterling House, Langston Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3TS
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
(a) Donor status: company
(a) (Registered 3 May 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Mr Aidan Heavey
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,500
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 12 October 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Dilman UK Ltd
(a) Address of donor: c/o Thb Associates Ltd, 57-59 The Courtyard, High St, Chobham, GU24 8AF
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(a) Donor status: company, registration no 05625948
(a) (Registered 29 November 2011 )
(a) Name of donor: John May
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £250 a month from 18 March 2011 to February 2012. Payments total £2,250 to date
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 29 November 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Bansols Beta Ltd
(a) Address of donor: The Courtyard, Chapel Lane, Bodicote, Banbury Oxon OX15 4DB
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(a) Donor status: company, registration no 02878484
(a) (Registered 29 November 2011)
(a) Name of donor: The Dental Centre
(a) Address of donor: 19 Station Road, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 2AL
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £250 a month from 28 October 2011; value £3,000 over 12 months
(a) Donor status: company, registration no. 05971338
(a) (Registered 29 December 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Luff Associates
(a) Address of donor: White Oak Cottage, 13 Claremont Avenue, Camberley Surrey GU15 2DR
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £250 a month from 8 November 2011; value £3,000 over 12 months
(a) Donor status: LLP
(a) (Registered 29 December 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Mr Henry Lumley
(a) Address of donor: Milton House, School Road, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6PB
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind:£5,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 17 April 2012)
(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: £5,000
(b) Date of receipt: 23 May 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 23 May 2011
(b) Donor status: company, registration OC303662
(b) (Registered 31 May 2011)
(b) In April 2005 I received a donation of £2,000 from Zac Goldsmith which was wrongly attributed in my Register entry to Unicorn Administration Ltd.
(b) Name of donor: Mr Alan Bekhor
(b) Address of donor: Private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind:£5,000
(b) Date of receipt: 10 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 10 August 2011
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 12 August 2011)
(b) Name of donor: Mr Jeremy Isaacs
(b) Address of donor: Private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(b) Date of receipt: 10 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 10 August 2011
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 12 August 2011)
(b) Name of donor: Mr Nick Leslau
(b) Address of donor: Private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
(b) Date of receipt: 10 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 10 August 2011
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 12 August 2011)
(b) Name of donor: Manrows Ltd
(b) Address of donor: 1 Manchester Square, London W1U 3AB
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
(b) Date of receipt: 10 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 10 August 2011
(b) Donor status: company no 02735678
(b) (Registered 12 August 2011)
(b) Name of donor: Mrs Hilda Worth
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
(b) Date of receipt: 10 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 10 August 2011
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 12 August 2011)
(b) Name of donor: Mr Steven Noe
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind:£2,000
(b) Date of receipt: 18 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 18 August 2011
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 22 August 2011 )
(b) Name of donor: Mr David Cohen
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
(b) Date of receipt: 18 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 18 August 2011
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 22 August 2011 )
(b) Name of donor: Mr John Burns
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
(b) Date of receipt: 18 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 18 August 2011
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 22 August 2011 )
(b) Name of donor: Mr Michael Davis
(b) Address of donor: private
(b) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500
(b) Date of receipt: 18 August 2011
(b) Date of acceptance: 18 August 2011
(b) Donor status: individual
(b) (Registered 22 August 2011 )
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Mr Anthony Spitz
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Clothing valued at £1,732 from New & Lingwood
Date of receipt of donation: 2 July 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 2 July 2011
Donor status: individual
(Registered 12 August 2011)
7. Overseas benefits and gifts
See Category 2 above.

Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register

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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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Staying away from main home£23,716 (95th) £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £21,634        
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
Office running costs£16,706 (372nd) £15,602 (447th) £20,636 (268th) £19,424        
Staffing costs£101,060 (124th) £89,446 (255th) £87,079 (195th) £81,114        
Communications Allowance£14,847 (30th) £15,705 (16th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£4,539 (469th)1 £5,542 (433rd)2 £4,334 (499th)3 £7,420        
Members' Staff Travel£31 (403rd) £20 (427th) £51 (joint 410th with 1 other) £75        
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£907 (619th) £516 (joint 479th with 1 other) £732 (joint 403rd with 1 other) £861        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,016 (joint 563rd with 1 other) £1,690 (462nd) £1,816 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,141 (joint 429th with 1 other) £1,101 (238th) £1,101        
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
Total£161,804 (169th) £152,071 (235th) £137,733 (326th) £133,445        

1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,750 (293rd). Rail £174 (546th). Other: Rail £1,414 (7th). European £201 (132nd).

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,560 (250th). Rail £184 (541st). Other: Rail £1,798 (7th).

3 Car £4,182 (218th). Rail £152 (536th).

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Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Children, Schools and Families (6 Jul 2007 to 11 May 2010)
  • Shadow Minister (Housing), Communities and Local Government (18 Jan 2006 to 6 Jul 2007)
  • Shadow Minister (Housing), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (16 Dec 2005 to 18 Jan 2006)
  • Member, European Scrutiny Committee (29 Jun 2005 to 23 Jan 2007)

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