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Oliver Heald
Conservative MP for North East Hertfordshire
- Also represented Hertfordshire North
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Oliver Heald voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately 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 a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
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)
- Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 1)
- Bribery Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Crown Employment (Nationality) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Education and Skills Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Inquiries Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
- NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Criminal Justice and Police Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
Most recent appearances
- Bills Presented — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Relocation to Bristol) Bill: Clause 8 — Council tax reduction schemes (31 Jan 2012)
“Will the hon. Gentleman amplify his comments about universal credit, because I understood that with universal credit as someone went into work the taper arrangements were such that they would always be considerably better off than they were on benefits? If that is the case and those taper arrangements are to be respected by councils, surely he is wrong to say that people who are just over the...”
- Daylight Saving Bill: Clause 1 — Report to be prepared on advancing time (20 Jan 2012)
“Is not the reality that we should have a review and see what the predominant opinion and the strongest arguments are on this important issue? If the general mood right across the UK is that we should have a change, and that sports clubs and tourism should have the advantages that it would bring, surely we should not be denied a review simply because of the views of a small number of people.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: High Street Review (11 Jan 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the Portas review, if he will meet the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to discuss the parking strategies of local authorities.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 85 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81.51% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 905 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. More about the Register
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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)1 | £7,431 (327th)2 | £9,261 (256th)3 | £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) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,516 (223rd). Rail £2,953 (289th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,246 (273rd). Rail £3,870 (246th). Other: Rail £315 (60th).
3 Car £3,464 (282nd). Rail £4,822 (183rd). Air £418 (163rd). European £557 (82nd).