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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. — 437th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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
- 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
- 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, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 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
- Hydrofluorocarbons Limitation: Clause 3 — MPs' allowances scheme (30 Jun 2009)
“In a long and highly competitive field, this is by any stretch of the imagination a very foolish Bill. That is exemplified by clause 3, and I wish to support amendment 69, moved by my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Mr. Tyrie), on including the Committee on Standards in Public Life in the consultation process. Sir Christopher Kelly is a mild-mannered and sensible man, but if I were...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Armed Forces (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date he received the latest Theatre Capability Review for Afghanistan; and what change in the number of troops the review recommended.”
More of Nicholas Soames's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 80 written questions in the last year — 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 2007, 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 741 times in debates — well above 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £21,869 (296th) | £20,491 (371st) | £18,442 | £20,730 (254th) | £20,250 (joint 215th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,738 (joint 236th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,322 (274th) | £20,337 (330th) | £12,140 | £19,254 (174th) | £17,058 (528th) | £16,745 (495th) | £16,789 (273rd) |
| Staffing Allowance | £89,677 (247th) | £87,217 (179th) | £75,516 | £69,998 (382nd) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,115 (joint 300th) | £44,468 (384th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,815 (53rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,982 (586th)* | £2,039 (588th)** | £1,924 | £4,854 (540th) | £4,197 (joint 550th) | £2,740 (595th) | £1,804 (601st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £10 (430th) | £0 | £45 | £82 (433rd) | £14 (joint 478th) | £42 (joint 449th) | £0 |
| 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 | £527 (joint 473rd) | £567 (498th) | £746 | £986 (300th) | £831 (joint 341st) | £1,266 (226th) | £1,409 (joint 195th) |
| 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) | £1,246 (joint 64th) | £660 | £1,419 (596th) | £1,419 (585th) | £1,178 (609th) | £1,178 (528th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £148,424 (299th) | £133,994 (399th) | £111,472 | £119,293 (413th) | £113,992 (444th) | £106,808 (464th) | £81,386 (467th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,837 (407th). Rail £145 (549th).