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Nick de Bois
Conservative MP for Enfield North

    • Entered Parliament on 6 May 2010 — General election

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Nick de Bois voted on key issues:

    • Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Has never voted on a smoking ban. 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 very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted for replacing Trident. votes
    • Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Health, Justice, Education, Cabinet Office, Work and Pensions

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Drinking Water, E-mail, Specialist Schools: Finance, Arrest Warrants, Pesticides: Regulation

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    Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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    Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Electoral Turnout (22 May 2012)

    “To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he plans to take to encourage a higher turnout at (a) general and (b) local elections; and if he will make a statement.”

    Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Weekend Voting (22 May 2012)

    “To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has received on proposals for introducing voting at weekends for (a) general and (b) local elections; and if he will make a statement.”

    Written Answers — Home Department: Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Prices (22 May 2012)

    “To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations she has received on the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol; and if she will make a statement.”

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    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 57 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
    • Has voted in 89.17% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
    • This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 69 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Nick de Bois’s activity.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 48 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    1. Directorships
    Chair of Rapier Design Group (non-executive), exhibition and event management company, (client industries aerospace, transport, automotive, pharmaceutical, medical, leisure, retail, financial services, defence, entertainment, FMCG) Rapier House, Crane Mead Ware SG12 9PW, and subsidiaries Rapier Group Inc (US division), Joan Carol Inc, Hampton Medical Conferences (exhibition management), OPUS CREATES Ltd and Rapier Design Ltd. I resigned from all these directorships on 31 October 2011. (Registered 2 November 2011)
    6. Overseas visits
    Name of donor:
    Address of donor:
    1)55 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QL
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value):
    1)£1,098, for flights
    2)£850, for hotels
    Destination of visit: Kuwait
    Date of visit: 2-5 December 2011
    Purpose of visit: fact-finding visit including meetings with the Emir of Kuwait, senior Government officials and British business groups
    (Registered 14 December 2011)
    Address of donor: PO Box 31966, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cost of travel and accommodation; £3,500
    Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates
    Date of visit: 30 March-4 April 2012
    Purpose of visit: to meet with Government Ministers, Members of the Federal National Council and senior business figures in order to build on the bilateral relationship and promote trade and investment ties.
    (Registered 24 April 2012)
    9. Shareholdings
    (a) Rapier Design Group Ltd (until December 2011).

    Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register

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