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Nicholas Soames
Conservative MP for Mid Sussex

• Also represented Crawley

• Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election

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• Voting record
• Topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Nicholas Soames voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
• Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
• Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
• Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Topics of interest

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Afghanistan, Housing, Warships, Asylum Seekers

(based on written questions asked by Nicholas Soames and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Hunting (Re-committed) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Hunting Bill Committee (17 out of 31)
• Hunting Bill Committee (13 out of 16)

Most recent appearances

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Informal European Council (31 Jan 2012)

“It is clear that the Prime Minister has considerable support within Europe in seeking a more adaptable, flexible and competitive economy. Will he reassure businesses in my constituency and elsewhere that the casting of the veto will have done nothing to prevent his ability to drive forward that agenda in Europe?”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Bracken (31 Jan 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance her Department has issued on the effective control of bracken in upland areas.”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Weedkillers (31 Jan 2012)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what guidance she plans to issue to landowners on effective replacement selective herbicides in advance of the prohibition of asulam; (2) what steps she can take to extend the use of asulam beyond 2012.”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 276 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 68.37% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 783 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

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.

¹ Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,323 (458th). Rail £438 (508th). Other: Rail £71 (119th).

² Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,837 (407th). Rail £145 (549th).

³ Car £1,895 (434th). Rail £144 (538th).