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Nick Hurd
Conservative MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Also represented Ruislip - Northwood
- Parliamentary Secretary (Civil Society), Cabinet Office (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — 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 Hurd voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. 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 moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Cabinet Office, Health, Home Department, Treasury, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Public Relations, Executive Agencies, Departmental Recruitment, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Rail Travel
(based on written questions asked by Nick Hurd and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Public Bodies Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Superannuation bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Planning and Energy Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Climate Change Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Housing and Regeneration Bill Committee (13 out of 17)
- Offender Management Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Big Society Bank (2 Feb 2012)
“We are making excellent progress in establishing Big Society Capital group (formerly referred to as the "Big Society Bank"). In December we received State Aid clearance from the European Commission and we are moving swiftly through the FSA authorisation process. During the process of establishing Big Society Capital (BSC), the interim Investment Committee has been making the kinds of...”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Civil Servants (2 Feb 2012)
“The Civil Service Code is clear that civil servants must not accept gifts or hospitality or receive other benefits from anyone which might reasonably be seen to compromise their personal judgment or integrity. I am not aware of cases of civil servants personally receiving payments from external organisations for their attendance at networking events, but any such issues would be handled by...”
- Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Departmental Travel (2 Feb 2012)
“Since May 2010 the Cabinet Office has agreed one contract for the provision of private hire vehicles. This contract is with Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Ltd. Cabinet Office has not agreed any other contracts with private hire vehicles or taxi companies.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — below 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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.84% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — 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") 159 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £26,072 (37th) | £20,025 (239th) | £27,352 (55th) | £15,007 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £96,325 (296th) | £80,990 (518th) | £69,964 (593rd) | £60,795 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,417 (283rd) | £13,323 (35th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,154 (574th)1 | £2,444 (574th)2 | £1,712 (596th)3 | £3,847 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £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 | £2,085 (513th) | £216 (620th) | £569 (joint 494th with 1 other) | £459 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £690 (joint 597th with 1 other) | £1,926 (425th) | £1,859 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £981 (joint 588th with 1 other) | £941 (joint 499th with 1 other) | £941 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £138,969 (469th) | £121,481 (592nd) | £105,176 (618th) | £85,268 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,258 (465th). Rail £896 (472nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,084 (386th). Rail £360 (507th).