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Oliver Heald
Conservative MP for North East Hertfordshire
- Also represented Hertfordshire North
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 9,138 votes. — 291st 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 Oliver Heald voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for 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 against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Selection Committee (since 27 Oct 2009)
- Member, Work and Pensions Committee (since 11 Jun 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Constitutional Affairs, Work and Pensions, Duchy of Lancaster, Cabinet Office
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Mental Health, Departmental Internet, Departments: Manpower, Departmental Consultants, Departmental Information Officers
(based on written questions asked by Oliver Heald and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of n/a)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Home Department: Immigration: Hub and Spoke System (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's use of the hub and spoke system for processing immigration applications.”
- First Capital Connect — [Joan Walley in the Chair] (3 Feb 2010)
“As my hon. Friend knows, the Cambridge and Peterborough part of the line has not been quite so bad, but even there people have been telling me that they are thinking of moving home because they cannot rely on the service. Is it right for Ministers simply to brush things aside as if everything was the fault of First Capital Connect? Ministers wrote the contracts, or at least supervised them....”
- Written Answers — Leader of the House: Departmental Internet (27 Jan 2010)
“To ask the Leader of the House what the cost was of maintaining her Office's website for the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining websites within her responsibility in the 2009-10 financial year.”
More of Oliver Heald's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 199 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 high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 65 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Oliver Heald speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 862 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,887 (205th) | £22,979 (joint 200th with 1 other) | £21,859 (277th) | £21,319 | £20,896 (joint 209th with 1 other) | £20,326 (joint 176th with 2 others) | £19,649 (292nd) | £16,276 (joint 140th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,755 (436th) | £20,979 (178th) | £17,972 (joint 472nd with 1 other) | £14,277 | £18,897 (joint 254th with 1 other) | £18,798 (joint 192nd with 12 others) | £17,836 (406th) | £11,327 (480th) |
| Staffing costs | £103,030 (83rd) | £89,679 (246th) | £89,744 (74th) | £88,217 | £70,764 (297th) | £66,148 (joint 405th with 3 others) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £47,691 (254th) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,318 (544th) | £9,257 (258th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,469 (358th)3 | £7,431 (327th)2 | £9,261 (256th)1 | £7,325 | £8,567 (394th) | £8,255 (390th) | £8,744 (386th) | £7,927 (322nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £300 (241st) | £522 (201st) | £400 (251st) | £57 | £198 (joint 366th with 1 other) | £456 (277th) | £116 (411th) | £222 (joint 340th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £663 (171st) | £572 (201st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £74 (92nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,973 (joint 270th with 1 other) | £831 (293rd) | £797 (364th) | £1,257 | £490 (510th) | £1,296 (joint 157th with 1 other) | £653 (joint 493rd with 2 others) | £600 (508th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,187 (210th) | £2,619 (321st) | £1,812 | £2,061 (398th) | £2,543 (324th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,083 (505th) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £793 | £2,064 (joint 10th with 5 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | £2,064 (joint 5th with 6 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £528 (74th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £153,394 (287th) | £156,594 (154th) | £144,115 (194th) | £135,057 | £123,937 (307th) | £119,886 (318th) | £111,042 (372nd) | £86,107 (382nd) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,246 (273rd). Rail £3,870 (246th). Other: Rail £315 (60th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,516 (223rd). Rail £2,953 (289th).
1 Car £3,464 (282nd). Rail £4,822 (183rd). Air £418 (163rd). European £557 (82nd).