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Nick Harvey
Liberal Democrat MP for North Devon
- Shadow Defence Secretary (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 4,972 votes. — 476th 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 Nick Harvey voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very 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, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 4 Nov 2009)
- Member, Members Estimate Committee (since 4 Jun 2008)
- Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Culture Media and Sport, Health, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Armed Forces: Housing, Afghanistan, Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations, Golden Jubilee, Trident
(based on written questions asked by Nick Harvey and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (24 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (14 out of n/a)
- Office of Communications Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Moths: House of Commons (8 Feb 2010)
“Significant numbers of the Common House Moth (Tineola bisselliella) were first reported in the House in early 2008 and preventative treatment has been undertaken since then. In order to minimise the use of pesticides and the consequent risk of exposure to potential toxicants, a process involving moth pheromone has been employed. Although activity in T block remains an issue, monitoring of...”
- Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Reform (8 Feb 2010)
“Upon publication of the report in November, the Clerk of the House set in hand work on the possible changes to procedures and practices which would be required were the House to endorse some or all of the recommendations and conclusions, including possible changes to Standing Orders and changes to procedures and practices. Some recommendations and conclusions proposed specific work by the...”
- Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Reprography: Paper (5 Feb 2010)
“The House Administration spent a total of £129,506 excluding VAT on A4 80 gsm paper for use in photocopiers at an average cost of £2.15 per 500 sheet ream during the period 1 January to 31 December 2009.”
More of Nick Harvey's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 247 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 3 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 58 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nick Harvey speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 397 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £22,130 (187th) | £23,036 (181st) | £22,103 (198th) | £21,623 | £20,901 (joint 189th with 5 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,718 (joint 250th with 2 others) | £15,944 (188th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,327 (252nd) | £21,278 (155th) | £20,443 (290th) | £19,979 | £19,145 (201st) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £15,380 (337th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,116 (162nd) | £90,449 (199th) | £87,128 (187th) | £84,024 | £70,296 (353rd) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,568 (239th) | £52,408 (113th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,476 (70th) | £9,834 (179th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,571 (176th)3 | £10,196 (213th)2 | £9,315 (254th)1 | £7,818 | £13,564 (194th) | £13,394 (199th) | £12,403 (225th) | £10,539 (191st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,064 (77th) | £837 (132nd) | £497 (222nd) | £1,459 | £1,354 (137th) | £121 (407th) | £1,564 (87th) | £627 (211th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £357 (232nd) | £210 (294th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £8 (118th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,294 (336th) | £952 (joint 241st with 1 other) | £1,158 (234th) | £612 | £792 (365th) | £845 (joint 331st with 2 others) | £1,215 (joint 245th with 1 other) | £276 (622nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,318 (joint 323rd with 1 other) | £3,914 (206th) | £2,481 | £2,495 (joint 328th with 1 other) | £3,122 (251st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,374 (joint 89th with 1 other) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £1,029 | £1,954 (joint 180th with 3 others) | £1,954 (joint 175th with 3 others) | £1,954 (joint 173rd with 3 others) | £1,851 (348th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £169,334 (81st) | £160,492 (92nd) | £145,767 (160th) | £139,025 | £130,501 (179th) | £126,591 (176th) | £120,656 (153rd) | £97,025 (133rd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,904 (57th). Rail £3,986 (239th). Misc £306 (98th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,675 (52nd). Rail £4,331 (218th). Misc £378 (94th). Other: Rail £187 (85th).