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Nigel Evans
Conservative MP for Ribble Valley
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 14,171 votes. — 136th 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 Nigel Evans voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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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, Chairmen's Panel Committee (since 15 Oct 2009)
- Member, International Development Committee (since 10 Aug 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Surplus Assets Sales, Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Departmental Data Protection, Ministerial Accommodation
(based on written questions asked by Nigel Evans and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 227 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 2 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 59% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 24 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 990 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Owner of a retail convenience store in Swansea.
6. Overseas visits
23-28 July 2008, to the Cayman Islands with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Cayman Islands, as guest of the Cayman Islands Government, who paid for my flights and hotel accommodation. (Registered 18 August 2008)
31 October-3 November 2008, to Egypt, to attend Party Conference as an international observer at the invitation and expense of the National Democratic Party. (Registered 18 November 2008)
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Approximately £7,500, which includes travel to and from India, travel within the country, accommodation and some meals.
Destination of visit: Delhi and Cochin
Date of visit: 25 July - to 2 August 2009
Purpose of visit: Part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of India, to gain a better understanding of matters concerning the country
(Registered 18 August 2009)
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £18,374 (427th) | £22,104 (joint 196th) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £12,466 (502nd) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,512 (559th) | £17,765 (482nd) | £23,721 | £17,505 (385th) | £20,110 (7th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £23,222 (100th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £75,973 (574th) | £72,579 (579th) | £65,471 | £65,986 (525th) | £75,546 (6th) | £66,665 (170th) | £44,791 (373rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £1,931 (560th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,381 (94th)* | £16,598 (40th)** | £14,171 | £18,589 (76th) | £20,236 (51st) | £28,642 (5th) | £19,001 (24th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £624 (169th) | £2,806 (13th) | £1,869 | £3,155 (20th) | £1,044 (157th) | £4,290 (2nd) | £413 (270th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £514 (481st) | £777 (378th) | £645 | £766 (joint 371st) | £873 (joint 316th) | £809 (432nd) | £1,368 (203rd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,531 (458th) | £2,150 (390th) | £1,974 | £1,468 (497th) | £2,203 (369th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,203 (joint 320th) | £1,311 (36th) | £1,536 | £1,565 (554th) | £1,565 (540th) | £1,399 (joint 577th) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £126,043 (570th) | £136,090 (360th) | £131,021 | £129,936 (193rd) | £141,910 (25th) | £139,761 (5th) | £101,261 (76th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,661 (243rd). Rail £1,394 (392nd). Air £9,326 (48th).
** 3rd party £4,678 (2nd). Rail £1,608 (370th). Air £9,711 (42nd). European £601 (77th).