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Nick Herbert

Conservative MP for Arundel & South Downs

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (since 8 Sep 2009)
  • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
  • Majority: 11,309 votes. — 233rd out of 643 MPs.

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Nick Herbert 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 very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
  • Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
  • Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
  • Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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Committees and topics of interest

Asks most questions about

  • Departments: Justice, Home Department, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Communities and Local Government

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Prisons, Flood Control, Prisoners, Departmental Public Participation

(based on written questions asked by Nick Herbert and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

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Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Landfill (4 Feb 2010) has video

“Under the Government's proposals, one in every four tonnes of household waste will still be landfilled in 10 years' time. That is the most environmentally damaging form of waste disposal. Britain lags behind greener countries such as Germany, and the National Audit Office has criticised the Government for dragging their feet on recycling infrastructure. Is it not time to show leadership,...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Endangered Species (4 Feb 2010) has video

“At the last CITES conference, the Government failed to oppose ivory stockpile sales, failed to oppose China's inclusion as a buyer and failed to support bans on sales in the future. Poaching has risen sharply, elephant numbers in many countries are in decline, and there are links with terrorism. Yesterday's illegal trade was blood diamonds; today's is blood ivory. Why are the Government not...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Endangered Species (4 Feb 2010) has video

“The Minister is not sending a clear signal. We should be choking the ivory market, not stoking it. Where is the morality behind selling stockpiles of an illegally traded good just because it raises money? Robert Mugabe just spent the receipts on 4x4 vehicles. Would we take the same attitude to selling seized weapons or drugs for profit? Is it not time that the British Government showed some...”

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Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 42 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 0 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 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 11 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
  • 107 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nick Herbert speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 210 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Financial support towards my office costs from:
Caroline Nash, of Oxfordshire (personal donation).
(Registered 21 August 2008)
Mr Ian Miller, of Findon West Sussex (personal donation)
Overgoal Limited (company donation)
(Registered 13 January 2009)
Mr Johan Christofferson, of London (personal donation)
(Registered 16 April 2009)
Financial support towards my office costs from the following:
Name of donor: William & Son
Address of donor: 10 Mount Street, London W1K 2TY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: Unincorporated association
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Christie Group PLC
Address of donor: 65 Carter Lane, London EC4V 5HF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: Company, registration no. 01471939
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Michael Cannon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Miles d'Arcy-Irvine
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Altnaharra Estate Limited
Address of donor: West Sinclairhills Farm, Memsie, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire AB43 4AL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: Company, registration no. SC228455
(Registered 28 August 2009 )
Name of donor: JCB Research
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: Company, registration no. 00682651
(Registered 28August 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Michael Hollingbery
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date of receipt: 19 August 2009
Date of acceptance: 19 August 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Richard Macaire
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Andrew Wates
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Lord Inchcape
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date of receipt: 27 August 2009
Date of acceptance: 27 August 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Michael Stone
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 28 August 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Johan Christofferson
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 30 July 2009
Date of acceptance: 30 July 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 7 September 2009)
Name of donor: Mrs Edwina A. Herrmann
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Date of receipt: 10 September 2009
Date of acceptance: 10 September 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 September 2009)
Name of donor: Peter Press Ltd
Address of donor: 401 Centre, 302 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date of receipt: 18 September 2009
Date of acceptance: 18 September 2009
Donor status: Company, registration no. 01022165
(Registered 18 September 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Tristan W. Bailey
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date of receipt: 18 September 2009
Date of acceptance: 18 September 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 September 2009)
Name of donor: Mr Svante Pahlson-Moller
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000
Date of receipt: 18 September 2009
Date of acceptance: 18 September 2009
Donor status: individual
(Registered 18 September 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
I received a ticket for the Conservative Party's 'Black and White Party' on 4 February 2009, paid for by Mr Jonathan Rowland, of London. (Registered 10 March 2009)
Two tickets for the Brit Awards on 18 February 2009 as the guest of the BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd. (Registered 16 April 2009)
Name of donor: Virgin Media Ltd
Address of donor : 160 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5QA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: travel to and entertainment at the British Grand Prix for my partner and myself; value over £1,000.
Date of receipt of donation: 21 June 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 21 June 2009
Donor status: Company, registration number 259 1237
(Registered 7 September 2009)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Mr Dolar Popat
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2056.91—two return airline tickets (London-Delhi and Delhi-Kerala)
Destination of visit: Kerala, India
Date of visit: 8-13 October 2009
Purpose of visit: to attend the Annual Greentech Foundation conference
(Registered 13 November 2009)
Name of donor: New Zealand Government
Address of donor: New Zealand High Commission, 80 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4TQ
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): all costs, including accommodation, transfers, meals, internal flights and return flights from London to Auckland, were met by the New Zealand Government; value £5400
Destination of visit: New Zealand
Date of visit: 7-18 November 2009
Purpose of visit: by invitation of the New Zealand Minister of Agriculture, Hon David Carter MP, for an official fact-finding visit in my capacity as Shadow Environment Secretary.
(Registered 15 December 2009)

Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Staying away from main home£22,720 (159th) £22,720 (247th) £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) £21,553        
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0        
Office running costs£7,508 (617th) £18,419 (326th) £19,808 (382nd) £19,932        
Staffing costs£112,456 (3rd) £90,034 (228th) £96,176 (14th) £73,114        
Communications Allowance£5,162 (471st) £323 (595th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£3,958 (504th)3 £5,504 (436th)2 £4,940 (473rd)1 £3,988        
Members' Staff Travel£21 (joint 407th with 1 other) £19 (428th) £204 (joint 322nd 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£2,175 (498th) £648 (397th) £799 (362nd) £1,074        
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,330 (321st) £1,449 (511th) £2,346 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £1,039 (joint 547th with 3 others) £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) £1,014        
Other Costs£0 £0 £949 (61st) £0        
Total£154,000 (278th) £141,036 (402nd) £147,449 (127th) £123,021        

2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,019 (216th). Rail £475 (495th). Other: Rail £573 (37th). Air £437 (9th).

3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,920 (379th). Rail £1,183 (436th). Other: Rail £855 (22nd).

1 Car £4,035 (236th). Rail £905 (428th).

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Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (19 Jan 2009 to 8 Sep 2009)
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Justice (6 Jan 2009 to 19 Jan 2009)
  • Shadow Secretary for Justice, Justice (6 Jul 2007 to 6 Jan 2009)
  • Shadow Minister (Police Reform), Home Affairs (16 Dec 2005 to 6 Jul 2007)
  • Member, Home Affairs Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 18 Jan 2006)

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