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Nicholas Clegg
Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield, Hallam
- Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council (since 11 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Nicholas Clegg voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration. 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 against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Health, Constitutional Affairs, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departments: Legislation, Prisons, Departments: Databases, Criminal Offences, Identity Cards
(based on written questions asked by Nicholas Clegg and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Select Committee (27 Feb 2012)
“Draft House of Lords Reform Bill Joint Committee: to consider the bill.
Witnesses: Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Deputy Prime Minister, and Mr Mark Harper MP, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform”- Upcoming Business – Lords: Select Committee (27 Feb 2012)
“Draft House of Lords Reform Bill Joint Committee: to consider the bill.
Witnesses: Deputy Prime Minister, Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP and Mark Harper MP, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform.”- Oral Answers to Questions — Deputy Prime Minister: House of Lords Reform (7 Feb 2012)
“The Government have received more than 200 representations since the publication of their White Paper and the draft House of Lords Reform Bill was published in May last year.”
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Numerology
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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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 18.44% 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") 370 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £17,081 (382nd) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,050 (241st) | £21,610 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £23,133 (85th) | £20,678 (203rd) | £20,128 (355th) | £28,400 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £94,212 (355th) | £90,505 (joint 183rd with 5 others) | £90,526 (63rd) | £72,671 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £4,702 (485th) | £3,703 (512th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,624 (407th)1 | £6,999 (349th)2 | £6,709 (356th)3 | £4,825 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £263 (299th) | £247 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £142 (293rd) | £54 (341st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £39 (joint 104th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,171 (352nd) | £961 (238th) | £1,261 (joint 205th with 1 other) | £720 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,067 (362nd) | £4,148 (186th) | £1,286 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £937 (602nd) | £937 (joint 502nd with 4 others) | £937 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £148,064 (351st) | £149,026 (286th) | £146,022 (152nd) | £130,696 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £662 (530th). Rail £4,585 (202nd). Misc £59 (189th). Other: European £318 (119th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,780 (414th). Rail £3,355 (267th). Misc £98 (164th). Other: Rail £868 (24th). Air £787 (5th). European £111 (135th).
3 Car £2,038 (424th). Rail £4,549 (197th). Air £77 (239th). European £45 (126th).
