• Conservative MP for Ruislip - Northwood
• Whip, Whips (since 6 Jul 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 8,910 votes. — 238th out of 631 MPs.
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How Nick Hurd voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately 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
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Health, Home Department, Justice, Education and Skills, Work and Pensions

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Executive Agencies, Departmental Expenditure, New Deal, Departments: Epilepsy, Non-departmental Public Bodies

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

Bill Presented: Bercow Review (21 Jul 2008)

“My hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (John Bercow) has long been a champion of those who struggle to communicate and this report does him enormous personal credit. He is also groundbreaking in pushing the Government to be bolder in going for earlier intervention and adopting the policies of prevention. I want to address my brief remarks to one specific section and that is young...”

Bill Presented: Bercow Review (21 Jul 2008)

“That is an extremely helpful intervention and reinforces the point that I was trying to make. We are spending £63 million a year on those institutions—£8,000 per pupil—and the fundamental question is whether that money is being spent wisely or whether a fraction of it could be diverted to improve the efficiency of that spending. At the very least, we should be investing...”

Bill Presented: Topical debate — Bercow Review (21 Jul 2008)

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• Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 64 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 73% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 10 comments on this MP's speeches — above 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.
• 56 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nick Hurd speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 75 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £851 (542nd). Rail £861 (434th).