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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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- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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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
Read about how the voting record is decided.
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, Culture, Media & Sport Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)
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
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: International Renewable Energy Agency (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what recent discussions he has held with his counterpart in (a) Germany, (b) Austria, (c) Denmark and (d) the United Arab Emirates on their bids to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency; and whether he plans to support any candidate; (2) what recent representations he has received on the...”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: International Renewable Energy Agency (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells of 17 March 2009, Official Report, column 1003W, on the International Renewable Energy Agency, what recent discussions he has had with his German counterparts on a timetable for UK membership of the International Renewable Energy Agency.”
- Written Answers — Justice: Fraud (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been (a) investigated, (b) tried and (c) convicted of Ponzi-type frauds in each of the last five years.”
More of Nigel Evans's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 306 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 59% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 23 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.
- 82 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Nigel Evans speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 979 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).