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Nick Gibb
Conservative MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Minister of State (Schools), Education (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — 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 Nick Gibb voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Education and Skills, Children, Schools and Families, Home Department, Trade and Industry, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Literacy and Numeracy, Secondary Education: Curriculum, Departmental Staff, GCSEs, BNFL
(based on written questions asked by Nick Gibb and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Education Bill Committee (22 out of 22)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill Committee (17 out of 18)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (20 out of 20)
- Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Education and Inspections Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
- Education Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Education: English Baccalaureate: West Midlands (21 May 2012)
“The information requested for the 2009/10 and 2010/11 academic years can be found in the following table. Information for earlier years is not currently available in the form requested and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. Numbers and percentages of pupils at the end of key stage 4 (1,2,3 ) achieving A*-C grades in each of the English Baccalaureate subjects (4,5) in...”
- Written Answers — Education: Food Technology: Young People (21 May 2012)
“holding answer 16 May 2012 The Department believes that learning about food and cookery is an important life skill. The Government promotes healthy living through programmes and campaigns to encourage families and children to eat sensible portions, to eat fruit and vegetables and to more physically active. The Healthy Schools toolkit helps schools to plan health and well-being improvements...”
- Written Answers — Education: Free School Meals: South West (21 May 2012)
“holding answer 17 May 2012 Information on the number and percentage of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals is shown in the tables. Information on the number of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals as at January 2011 is published in the Statistical First Release ‘Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, January 2011' available at:...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 87.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 552 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. 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 | £23,971 (65th) | £23,053 (174th) | £22,068 (joint 232nd with 2 others) | £21,625 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,904 (joint 366th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,164 (466th) | £12,941 (518th) | £17,840 (479th) | £11,508 | £12,208 (576th) | £12,439 (610th) | £13,631 (577th) | £17,238 (257th) |
| Staffing costs | £81,289 (555th) | £90,191 (221st) | £85,063 (295th) | £82,380 | £56,046 (631st) | £71,184 (158th) | £64,498 (327th) | £34,819 (593rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,795 (255th)1 | £9,528 (238th)2 | £9,982 (214th)3 | £7,079 | £9,104 (370th) | £9,449 (346th) | £8,319 (403rd) | £6,417 (402nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £35 (396th) | £0 | £0 | £214 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 458th with 1 other) |
| 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 | £3,790 (289th) | £668 (joint 378th with 2 others) | £899 (314th) | £318 | £795 (363rd) | £541 (joint 490th with 1 other) | £592 (527th) | £543 (532nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,025 (joint 369th with 1 other) | £2,592 (324th) | £1,334 | £1,927 (416th) | £1,763 (452nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,364 (96th) | £1,167 (150th) | £375 | £1,489 (579th) | £1,489 (565th) | £1,489 (542nd) | £1,114 (537th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £18,771 (3rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £132,045 (531st) | £158,541 (118th) | £139,611 (291st) | £124,833 | £102,471 (601st) | £117,198 (370th) | £108,251 (435th) | £75,052 (543rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,312 (35th). Misc £50 (198th). Other: Mileage £871 (8th). Rail £560 (38th). European £1,002 (53rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £7,216 (17th). Misc £244 (111th). Other: Mileage £916 (5th). Rail £51 (153rd). Air £1,101 (4th).
3 Car £7,605 (18th). 3rd party £80 (36th). Rail £854 (435th). Air £1,443 (105th).