• Conservative MP for Arundel & South Downs
• Shadow Secretary for Justice, Justice (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 11,309 votes. — 233rd out of 635 MPs.
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How Nick Herbert voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on 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

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Justice, Home Department, Health, Communities and Local Government, Transport

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

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

Orders of the Day: Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation (6 May 2008)

“On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. We have just had a vote on an important matter relating to police and prison officer pay, which has not been debated in the Chamber because the knife came down. Ironically, the issue is being debated by the Prison Officers Association in Portsmouth, but not here. We had a debate of about 15 minutes on data protection, and we have had no debate on...”

Orders of the Day: Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation (6 May 2008)

“I do not see the harm in ensuring that that is clear in framing the legislation. When certain forms of abuse were discussed at the pre-legislative scrutiny stage, in Committee and in the other place, it was not clear, and in some cases Ministers would not answer, as to whether particular hateful lyrics fell within the scope of the Bill. Therefore, Parliament's intention was not clear, and...”

Orders of the Day: Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation (6 May 2008)

“The hon. Gentleman is right about context, and the courts will have to have regard to that. What we are trying to establish, and to find some way of writing into the Bill, is what happens when, for instance, religious groups express in a temperate and reasonable way their hostility to the conduct of gay people, as opposed to gay people themselves. I would rather that those groups did not do...”

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 125 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 comments on this MP's speeches — above average amongst MPs.
• This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 99 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nick Herbert speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 153 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 23 Apr 2008. More about the Register

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Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

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