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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 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
  • Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
  • Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. 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 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 moderately against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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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Previous Business – Commons: Select Committee (31 Jan 2012)

“Education: The responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Education. 9:30 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Witnesses: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education”

Written Ministerial Statements — Education: Key Stage 4 Performance Tables (31 Jan 2012)

“Professor Alison Wolfs’ wide-ranging review was published on 3 March 2011. She found that too many young people are studying courses that offer no basis for progression to further study or to meaningful employment. Some of these courses “counted” in Performance Tables as being equivalent to a number of GCSEs and were being taken at the expense of core subjects, valued most...”

Written Ministerial Statements — Education: School Travel Pathfinder Schemes (23 Jan 2012)

“I am required under section 80(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (EIA 2006) to prepare and publish, before 1 January 2012, an evaluation of the operation and effect of school travel schemes approved under schedule 35C to the Act. The School Travel (Piloting of Schemes) (England) Regulations 2007 made provision for the piloting of the school travel schemes and listed the...”

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  • Has spoken in 21 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 55.68% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 27 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.
  • 329 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Michael Gove’s activity.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 503 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: Bob Paton
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 1 March 2011)
(a) Name of donor: John Dunsdon
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 1 March 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Henry Lumley
(a) Address of donor: private
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
(a) Donor status: individual
(a) (Registered 1 March 2011)
(a) Name of donor: Information Edge Ltd
(a) Address of donor: Token House, 11-12 Token House Yard, London EC2R 7AS
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: on 21 February £833.33 was donated as January and February 2011 payments. From this date monthly payments will be made totalling £5,000 for the year 2011.
(a) Donor status: company
(a) (Registered 22 March 2011)
(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)
(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: 13 Jan 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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