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Nicholas Clegg

Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield, Hallam

  • Leader of the Liberal Democrats (since 8 Jan 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 8,682 votes. — 253rd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Nicholas Clegg voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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Committees and 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)

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Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Devolution (Northern Ireland) (8 Feb 2010)

“I, too, congratulate the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Minister, the Taoiseach, the Irish Foreign Minister and, as the Prime Minister said, all their predecessors, on the considerable amount of work they put in to everything that led up to this very significant deal between the DUP and Sinn Fein. I also join the Prime Minister in recognising...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (3 Feb 2010) has video

“I would like to add my own expressions of sympathy and condolence to the families and friends of Corporal Liam Riley and Lance Corporal Graham Shaw from 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment, who tragically lost their lives serving so bravely in Afghanistan this week. I would like to return to the issue of defence spending. The Government are about to make a statement on the future defence...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (3 Feb 2010) has video

“Look at what we have: we have troops in battle without proper equipment and guillotined defence budgets in a world that has changed out of all recognition since the cold war, yet the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition want to spend billions of pounds of taxpayers' money replacing and renewing a nuclear missile system designed to flatten Moscow at the touch of a button. How are we...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below 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 43% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 18 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
  • 101 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nicholas Clegg speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 148 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
The Liberal Democrat leader's office receives monthly contributions towards the cost of staffing, made through the Parliamentary Office of the Liberal Democrats, from:
Mr Neil Sherlock, Godalming (personal donation)
Mr Ian Wright, Rutland (personal donation)
Mr Michael Young, London (personal donation)
The Liberal Democrat Leader's office has received additional donations, made through the Parliamentary Office of the Liberal Democrats, from:
The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Limited, York. (Registered 1 December 2008)
Mrs Estelle Goodwin, Wilmslow (personal donation). (Registered 29 June 2009)
Mr Christopher Bones, Oxford (personal donation) (Registered 29 June 2009)
Name of donor: John Howson, of Oxford
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000
Date of receipt: 9 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 15 July
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 July 2009)
Name of donor: Rod Cantrill
Address of donor: Private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500
Date of receipt: 8 July and 13 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 10 August 2009
Donor status: Individual
(Registered 17 August 2009)
Name of donor: Peter Dunphy
Address of donor: Private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Date of receipt: 13 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 1 August 2009
Donor status: Individual
(Registered 17 August 2009)
Name of donor: Sharkey Associates Limited
Address of donor: Carmelite, 50 Victoria Embankment, Blackfriars, EC4Y 0LS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 1 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 28 July 2009
Donor status: Company (registration number 03573832)
(Registered 17 August 2009)
Name of donor: David Simmons
Address of donor: Private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date of receipt: 9 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 7 August 2009
Donor status: Individual
(Registered 17 August 2009)
Name of donor: Brian Paddick
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500
Date of receipt: 9 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 6 August 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 September 2009)
Name of donor: EUK Consulting Ltd
Address of donor: 1-2 Emery Hill Street, London SW1P 1PE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
Date of receipt: 12 August 2009
Date of acceptance: 1 September 2009
Donor status: Company, registration number 03892154
(Registered 3 September 2009)
Name of donor: Paul Strasburger
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,600
Date of receipt: 2 September 2009
Date of acceptance: 9 September 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 September 2009)
The Sheffield Hallam Liberal Democrat party receives donations towards the salary of a member of staff in Sheffield from:
Mr Paul Clegg, Littleton (personal donation)
Mr Hugh Facey, a constituent (personal donation)
Mr Duncan Greenland, London (personal donation)
Mr James Tugendhat, London (personal donation)
Mr Tony Wilkinson, Mapleback (personal donation)
Mr Michael Young, London (personal donation)
Mr Peter Dunphy, London (personal donation)
The Sheffield Hallam Liberal Democrat party has received other donations from:
Mr Nicholas P Clegg, Chinnor (personal donation) (Registered 1 December 2008)
Mr Paul Clegg, Littleton (personal donation) (Registered 1 December 2008)
Mr Tim Ward, St Georges Hill, paid for communications consultancy in 2008 (personal donation). (Registered 8 January 2009)
Electric Airwaves Limited, London, provided pro bono communications consultancy in 2008. (Registered 8 January 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club, London. (Registered 30 October 2008)

Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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£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)3 £6,999 (349th)2 £6,709 (356th)1 £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 (350th) £149,026 (286th) £146,022 (152nd) £130,696        

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 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £662 (530th). Rail £4,585 (202nd). Misc £59 (189th). Other: European £318 (119th).

1 Car £2,038 (424th). Rail £4,549 (197th). Air £77 (239th). European £45 (126th).

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Other offices held in the past

  • Party Leader (20 Dec 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Home Affairs (21 Mar 2006 to 20 Dec 2007)
  • Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (6 Dec 2005 to 20 May 2008)
  • Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (15 Nov 2005 to 18 Apr 2008)
  • Shadow Minister (Europe), Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (19 Oct 2005 to 21 Mar 2006)
  • Shadow Minister, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (1 Jun 2005 to 19 Oct 2005)

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