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Michael Gove
Conservative MP for Surrey Heath
- Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Children, Schools and Families (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 10,845 votes. — 232nd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
- Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Michael Gove voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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, General Certificate of Secondary Education, Gcse, Pupil Exclusions, Council Tax: Valuation
(based on written questions asked by Michael Gove and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of n/a)
- Housing Corporation (Delegation) etc. Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Academies (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many academies have taken (a) less than one year, (b) between one and two years, (c) between two and three years and (d) more than three years to open following (i) the initiation of the brokering phase and (ii) the statement of interest.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Gcse (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) in how many and what percentage of schools which had staff absent for an average of five or more days per teacher 30 per cent. or fewer pupils achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics in the last year for which figures are available; (2) how many and what percentage of schools in each decile...”
- Points of Order (30 Jun 2009)
“On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. One of the very welcome announcements that you made when you first took the Chair was that Ministers had to make important announcements to this House first. The Secretary of State announced his change on home-school contracts and parenting orders in the pages of the Sunday Mirror. He made announcements about chains and federations in briefings to newspapers...”
More of Michael Gove's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 496 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 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.
- 120 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Michael Gove speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 177 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,602 (447th) | £20,636 (268th) | £19,424 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £89,446 (255th) | £87,079 (195th) | £81,114 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £15,705 (16th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,542 (433rd)* | £4,334 (499th)** | £7,420 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £20 (427th) | £51 (joint 410th) | £75 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | 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 | £516 (joint 479th) | £732 (joint 403rd) | £861 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,016 (joint 563rd) | £1,690 (462nd) | £1,816 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,141 (joint 429th) | £1,101 (238th) | £1,101 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £152,071 (235th) | £137,733 (326th) | £133,445 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,560 (250th). Rail £184 (541st). Other: Rail £1,798 (7th).