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Nicholas Soames
Conservative MP for Mid Sussex
- Also represented Crawley
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Majority: 5,890 votes. — 438th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and 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 a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 1 Feb 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Home Department, Health, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Iraq, Afghanistan, Housing, Asylum Seekers, Troop Transportation
(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 n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
- Hunting Bill Committee (13 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Cybercrime (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his most recent assessment is of the level of threat to cyber security in the UK.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Middle East: Armed Conflict (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2010, Official Report, column 468W, on Palestinians: overseas aid, what assessment he has made of whether Israel is in compliance with its obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention in respect of the population of Gaza; and if he will make a statement.”
- Written Answers — Home Department: Immigrants: Somalia (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Somali nationals are estimated to be in the UK illegally.”
More of Nicholas Soames's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 133 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- 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 53% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 78 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nicholas Soames speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 752 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
AEGIS Defence Services Limited (non-executive). Address: 39 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EU. Attend meetings in pursuit of duties as non-executive director.
July 2009, received salary of £4,916.80 net. Hours: 15hrs. (Registered 31 July 2009)
August 2009, received salary of £4,916.79 net. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 17 September 2009)
September 2009, received monthly salary of £4916.80 net. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 22 October 2009)
Received October monthly salary of £4916.80 net. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 10 November 2009)
Received November 2009 monthly salary of £4916.79 net. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 3 December 2009)
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Senior Vice-President, MMC Group; insurance brokers. Address: Marsh Ltd, Tower Place, London, EC3R 5BU. Work includes attending meetings and advising on business opportunities.
Received monthly salary of £4,317.21 net. Hours: 18hrs. (Registered 31 July 2009)
Received monthly salary of £4,312.69 net. Hours: 18hrs. (Registered 17 September 2009)
Received September monthly salary of £4317.21 net. Hours: 18 hrs. (Registered 22 October 2009)
Received October monthly salary of £4317.21 net. Hours: 18 hrs. (Registered 10 November 2009)
Received monthly salary for November 2009 of £4312.69 net. Hours: 18 hrs. (Registered 3 December 2009)
Senior Advisor on Strategic Issues to Intrepid Capital Partners, 199 Knightsbridge, London SW7 1RE.
19 November 2009, quarterly payment of £25,000. Hours: 25 hrs. (Registered 9 December 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: IPGL
Address of donor : Park House, 16 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7EB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: tickets for my wife and me to attend the Conservative Party's Summer Party on 17 June 2009. Payment for tickets, to value of £1,600, made directly to the Conservative Party.
Date of receipt of donation: 17 June 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 17 June 2009
Donor status: Company, registration number 02011009
(Registered 16 July 2009)
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £19,391 (313th) | £21,869 (296th) | £20,491 (371st) | £18,442 | £20,730 (254th) | £20,250 (joint 215th with 1 other) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,738 (joint 236th with 8 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,793 (135th) | £19,322 (274th) | £20,337 (330th) | £12,140 | £19,254 (174th) | £17,058 (528th) | £16,745 (495th) | £16,789 (273rd) |
| Staffing costs | £98,651 (207th) | £89,677 (247th) | £87,217 (179th) | £75,516 | £69,998 (382nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,115 (joint 300th with 1 other) | £44,468 (384th) |
| Communications Allowance | £7,433 (382nd) | £11,815 (53rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,832 (589th)3 | £1,982 (586th)2 | £2,039 (588th)1 | £1,924 | £4,854 (540th) | £4,197 (joint 550th with 1 other) | £2,740 (595th) | £1,804 (601st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £10 (430th) | £0 | £45 | £82 (433rd) | £14 (joint 478th with 1 other) | £42 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £0 |
| 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 | £2,651 (421st) | £527 (joint 473rd with 1 other) | £567 (498th) | £746 | £986 (300th) | £831 (joint 341st with 1 other) | £1,266 (226th) | £1,409 (joint 195th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,846 (401st) | £2,097 (401st) | £1,999 | £1,970 (409th) | £2,200 (371st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,376 (joint 84th with 2 others) | £1,246 (joint 64th with 1 other) | £660 | £1,419 (596th) | £1,419 (585th) | £1,178 (609th) | £1,178 (528th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £151,752 (309th) | £148,424 (299th) | £133,994 (399th) | £111,472 | £119,293 (413th) | £113,992 (444th) | £106,808 (464th) | £81,386 (467th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,837 (407th). Rail £145 (549th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,323 (458th). Rail £438 (508th). Other: Rail £71 (119th).